Poetics Tuesday is here! Punam plays host in the Pub and asks us to write about Autumn's colors ~~~~
with permission
Last night I wandered through a forest
painted in colors unnamed
an autumn dream draped in wonder
Leaves were NOT red .. no ..
they were emberwine
the tint of fire ignited at dusk
Gold? NOT in my world
instead they were sunquilt
stitched from summer's final rays
Orange? they became spiceflare
a crackle of cinnamon and clove in the air
Rust? NO. my trees wore bronzemelt
as if Earth had bent the sun's glow
Yellow? a breath of honeyshine
dripping from the sky
Leaves falling softly on my forest floor
I followed the trail until I woke
leaves still burning bright
in the quiet morning light
Oh how I like this
ReplyDeleteThis chatty style is so engaging, so pleasant to read, and in fact quite endearing! As a reader really appreciate the work you put into it with the colours, most I didn't know...am bewitched by the imagery, with words dancing around me like forest nymphs! Or something like that!...but you DID make them dance...
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely poem!
Makes one want to dream on, another sequel of this autumn beauty!!!
Hugs,
Mariette
Fantastic poem. I really love how you changed up the names of autumn colors.
ReplyDeleteCrayola ain’t got nothin on you! What a fun poem
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous piece of reimagining the wonderful colours of autumn. A joy!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed joining you in your leafy fantasy, Helen, with all the imaginative colour shades. It’s given me a boost this morning. I especially love the warmth of ‘emberwine’ and ‘spiceflare a crackle of cinnamon and clove in the air’.
ReplyDeleteLove the name of colors... so fitting for autumn.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I especially love; "Leaves were NOT red .. no .. they were emberwine
ReplyDeletethe tint of fire ignited at dusk." 😍
Dear me! Helen, you have crafted such a beauty! I am going to steal all the colours you imbue autumn with. Loved looking at autumn through your eyes. ❤️
ReplyDeletethe dream of fall ... (dreams really do come true!)
ReplyDeleteHelen - you have solved the problem of cliched colour references in autumn poems by creating your own words - so inventive - love it!
ReplyDeleteI like your unique take on autumn, Helen. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, much better (more descriptive) names for colors. Especially Emberwine!
ReplyDeleteSuch a delightful color array. I love color and new words for them. Beautiful, Helen!
ReplyDeleteI love your color names. Enchanting poem, Helen!
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