Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Match of Autumn's Lilt



It's Writer's Digest's November PAD Challenge. Today's Prompt: Matches



The match that lit the hills a-fire
In autumn’s ruddy glow
Is snuffed by chill November’s ire
Exhaled in rain and snow

Leaf-lullaby and willow-sigh
Falls to the garden path
The quiet reaches to the sky
In autumn’s aftermath

The lamp-lighter of verdant tress
Wanders the stricken hill
As sky-lines flaunt the nakedness
Of autumn’s waning will

The bully breeze has snuffed the gold
The match of autumn’s lilt
Is buried in the burnished hold
Where its leaf-tear is spilt


© Janet Martin

3 comments:

  1. Wow that's amazing. Did you take that picture??

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  2. This is like an Autumn lullaby....beautiful as always Janet!!

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  3. Thank-you OE,
    Yes, I did take that picture. The Author of this beauty provides many perfect shots:)

    Carrie, thank-you as always for your kind thoughts~

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I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!