{"id":61840,"date":"2011-09-07T20:38:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T00:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/61840\/flowing-fall-cpc-prelude-fallapples\/"},"modified":"2011-09-07T20:38:04","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T00:38:04","slug":"flowing-fall-cpc-prelude-fallapples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/61840\/flowing-fall-cpc-prelude-fallapples\/","title":{"rendered":"FLOWING INTO FALL — CPC “Prelude to Fall\/Apples”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FLOWING INTO FALL<\/strong>
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Long days slowly
\nfading into dusk
\nsummer flowing
\ninto autumn once more;
\nwhispers of golden
\nand crimson leaves
\neasing into my days,
\nthe green of summer
\ngiving way again
\nto the brilliance of fall.<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

It’s hard to believe
\na whole year has passed by;
\njust yesterday, it seems,
\nthe leaves so green
\nas orchards blossomed
\nand erupted in pink and white,
\nwinter snows melting,
\nkites soaring
\nin the springtime breeze.<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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I remember those days
\nwhen I called autumn my own,
\ndays of summer fun
\nslowly winding down
\nas closing my eyes,
\nI swung so high
\nfrom the branches
\nof my dad’s favorite tree
\nthe one that he planted
\nin the back yard so long ago.
\nmy feet almost touching
\nthe clouds and the sky,
\nripened apples falling
\nto the ground
\nas each cloud passed by.<\/p>\n

And I look forward again
\nto the shorter days of fall,
\nthe crisp air
\nand clear blue skies,
\nperfect for heading
\nto the orchards,
\napple-picking time once more
\nas we pile into the car,
\nthe bunch of us,
\nwith hats of straw
\nand bushel baskets
\nsoon to be filled to the brim,
\noverflowing with golden
\nand red and green,
\nsweet fragrances of fall
\nthat remind me once again
\nof those tasty treats
\nMom would always bake
\nwith the apples we picked
\non the days between
\nthe brutal heat of summer
\nand first winter snowflakes,
\nfragrant memories still flowing
\nupon an end-of-summer breeze.<\/p>\n

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(c) barbara kausteklis 9-7-11<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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Written for CPC “Wednesday Meet and Greet\/
\nPrelude to Fall – Apples.”
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Thanks always for your visits and comments.
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~barb~<\/font><\/em>
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