Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Kaleidoscope


envious of your ability
to dance with wild abandon
dressed in a kaleidoscope of color
for muted was never your style
winds breath upon your nape
as you twirl and whirl
                                  unfurl
                                          then curl
your color only fading as you dip
upon hearing the final curtain call

linking up with dVerse

35 comments:

  1. ah they are beautiful this time of year arent they...i like to watch the leaves do their dance on teh winds....they wear such beautiful colors right before their curtain call...smiles.

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  2. oh, I could feel the breeze of them whirling by. Your words move as eloquently as they do. great write. p.s. - I love your blog header!

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  3. What a beautiful autumn poem. I also admire the way the leaves dance with abandon. If only we could free ourselves to do the same. Smiles! (Loved the photo)

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    1. I often wish I could do things with abandon, dance, skip, approach life.

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  4. This is gorgeous - easily one of the prettiest "leaf" poems I have ever read! Bookmarking this.

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  5. Your poem is a nice tribute to autumn leaves. Through your words, I see the leaf drifting slowly in the air. Also, your photography is gorgeous! :-)

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    1. Thank you, this is my favorite time of year to venture out with the camera.

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  6. oh i could watch them dance for hours... so much beauty in their fall isn't it...

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  7. splendid match of image to imagery, Kathryn

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  8. Lovely capture and your words epitomised the falling autumn leaves so beautifully!

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  9. A lovely photo to accompany your dancing leaves. Beautiful poem!

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  10. Nice, very vivid. Lovely! So well pictured. :-)
    -HA

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    1. Thank you, I just love this time of year for both the weather and the inspiration.

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  11. Before their curtain call..... Gorgeous.

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    1. Thanks Ayala, if only it would stay autumn all year round.

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  12. Love this. I like how you played with words. The picture is nice too.

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    1. Thanks Myrna, when I got done writing this poem I knew exactly what photo I wanted to pair with it. Love heading out with my camera at this time of year.

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  13. Beautiful poem, capturing the very essence of autumn. Those colorful wet reflections are quite amazing.

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    1. Thanks Brenda . . . my favorite time for photography has returned. So happy that Autumn is here.

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  14. Beautiful words and perfect picture.

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  15. how beautifully your poem breathes the story of leaf's autumnal journey - the freedom to be who one is, right up until the final curtain... so much we as humans could learn from that wild abandon, if we chose

    gorgeous photo too

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    1. Thank you . . . I could definitely use some wild abandon now and again.

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  16. What a beautiful Autumn capture! Perfectly worded. Well done!

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  17. Perfect for the autumn season ~ Your picture is just stunning ~ :-)

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  18. Absolutely gorgeous expression of autumn in verse... your photo is divine!

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  19. We all have our reasons to be envious of the leaf, even in such a situation it is floating and not sunk:)

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  20. Oh my gosh, this image! So delicate, the colours, and that delightful little curl at the top of the leaf. Just exquisite, my friend.

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