foliage – amber – wicker – aroma – sweater – cocoa
The leaves fall in heaps on the floor,
Sweet aroma of dew mixing with Autumn’s promise.
Deep pinks, reds, ambers and browns.
The deep rich orange,
Amber jewellery displayed on trays, stall after stall
in the marketplace in Poland.
Brown leaves, the colour of burnt cocoa.
Children collect twigs to make wicker wands,
Chase each other around
kicking up the leaves.
No time to mourn the Summer,
Autumn has started her dance.
Dressed in a different shade,
Accessorised foliage
changes,
just as we
change from our summer clothes to
Sweaters.
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So Nicely Done! Thanks for visiting.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
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Wow, your color descriptions are fantastic! So lovely 🙂
Thanks. They are images I associate strongly with those colours. I love the colours of autumn.
I almost see the season as a personification here with the last stanza. I also like the world point of few with the coming of the season. Felt like a bit of a trip!
Thanks Kim, glad you enjoyed it. I often think about what different seasons look like in different countries. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to see them for real.
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Lovely words!
Thanks Roberta. Glad you liked it.
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Brings up memories of my grandparents raking the leaves just so we could play in them. 🙂
That’s great Heidi, glad the poem brought these memories back for you. I love the small things children find enjoyment in.
Wow that last stanza was amazing! Great work 🙂
Thanks, that last stanza was the part I wasn’t sure of, so I am glad that it spoke to you.
I find that happens with my own work as well, the things I am most hesitant about are what others point out positively. 🙂
Love the movement in this poem. Autumn’s “dance.” Just lovely.
Thanks Dorothy, glad some of the description spoke to you.
I love the colour references specially of the ‘burnt cocoa’ – it makes the brown sound so rich and it is an unexpected use of the word.
Thanks for your comments lena, this was one of my favourite descriptions too, that’s why a wordbank prompt is so great.
I loved the description and the vivid use of colors. Also, the lines ‘No time to mourn the Summer,
Autumn has started her dance’ just beautiful. We do often stay stuck in what we have or are losing rather than looking ahead. Great writing!
Thanks Mark – it is true we tend to look back instead of forward – the lovely thing about the seasons is you know you will have that time of year back again.
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Your mention of jewelry reminded me of a vacation my husband and I took to Cherokee NC one fall. It was beautiful traveling across the mountains and I remember the turquoise jewelry in the shops. Thank you for that. Hadn’t thought of it in a while. ❤
You’re welcome – I love the Cherokee Jewellery but only have 2 authentic pieces.
Glad it sparked a memory. Well, Poland is the same – substitute turquoise for amber rock.
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