Equinox – balance;
Day and night match.
Temperatures cool
As colors warm
From cool greens and clear blues
To the splashes of fire:
The red, orange and yellow
Of fluttering leaves.
Harsh heat of day traded
For refreshing breezes
And flesh-chilling nights.
Curl in a blanket
Beside a night fire
Cuddle with a loved one
Hold tight those most dear.
Marchings songs honked
By high skeins of geese
Abrasive like troops
Of cantankerous old men
Notes staggered inharmonious
Like calls of broken trumpets.
Plump turkeys cook
In the time we give thanks;
Orange squashes grimace
As children shriek with fear and cheer;
Students reunite with nigh-forgotten friends;
Autumn has come.
(This poem was somewhat inspired by the last – I actually kinda like autumn, as I prefer the shoulder seasons over the heat of summer and cold of winter – and I wanted to highlight the good things about autumn.
Also, much thanks to Chad – I haven’t written poetry in forever, but I think you’re inspiring me to do so (by having some on your own blog). ^_^)
Keep this up, kiddo!
I am glad to inspire you. I like that you are writing much longer poems than I. Long poems use to be the majority of what I wrote, but that was quite some time ago. However, you are now inspiring me to write them again. ^_^