Who took autumn? ~ #poetry

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Dear sweet autumn
Where have you gone?
Someone came
And took you away
Though leaves are turning
But, my heart’s still yearning
Winter’s come
And I think it’s to stay

Frost on the ground
In the early morn
Green grass is long gone
Turned, shades of brown
And the sky is so gray
On this cool October day
I need to smile, turn
My frown upside down

November is coming
How quickly, it seems
Counting days
Til the colors have left
Pictures taken, a few
It’s what I needed to do
To keep my heart
From feeling bereft

And I’ll count the days, in so many ways
Until her beauty returns, once again
I’ll wait by the door, of this I am sure
Pray my autumn, this time, will remain

 

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My Intermittent Absences ~ Please bear with me

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Hello friends,

This past weekend, I had to say goodbye to a very dear friend.  He was an incredible man, much like a brother to my husband, and treated our family with so much love and respect.  I am having difficulty dealing with his death, and as such, I have not been writing, nor visiting WP as often as usual.  Please bear with me, as I work my way through these emotions.  Thank you  ❤

Dorinda

Curdling Cries – #OctoberWriting #OctPoWriMo #poetry

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In this house, there is an empty room
Where a lost spirit lingers, and spies
On the only ones, who know she’s there
For they can hear her blood curdling cries

Each night, before the midnight hour
She finds herself, by the panes of glass
Pulling the drapes, aside from the wall
She lets out evil screams, en masse

The only light that shines, is far
So, no one sees her where she stands
And those below, never hear a sound
But she knows much better, firsthand

She is only meant to frighten the ones
Who dwell in this house, once hers
Determined to rid them from her abode
Every night the dreaded sound does recur

Hoping to chase them out of this place
She whispers, eerily, for this is her plight
“Get out, or I will scream forever more”
Nightmares, chase the dreams, outright

 

October Writing Prompt – Curdling cries – Day 23/31
OctPoWriMo

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Luster – #tanka #RDP

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Sunlight on the lake

Graces gray with a luster

Shimmering droplets

Dance with the rippling waters

Like fireflies in the night

 

RDP Monday: LUSTRE or LUSTER

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Guided – #haiku #RonovanWrites

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The stars paint the sky

In a limitless expanse

Its art will guide you

 

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #224 Art&Compass

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