Autumn dream

Created from an experience I had while walking in the woods.

"October Dream"

The wind called to the
leaves one day

Come with me and fly

I'll carry you away
from here on gusts to Father Sky

Release your clinging
hold for your time here now is done

We can ride the evenings
breezes and greet the morning sun

Cotton candy clouds so
still will let us rest awhile

And then we"ll fall
and drift and bounce then onward for a mile

Come crimson maples,
golden oaks, come cypress, birch and elm

One last dance before
you fall into another realm

I am the force to lift
you high and whirl you through the night

So answer my blustery
call and let us take to flight

Some of you will find
your end in nests for winter birds

And some in burrows in
the ground for creatures without words

Soon icy crystals will
form into flakes and fall to Earth below

Where you"ll stay
forever more 'neath frozen blankets of snow

The leaves softly
whispered back into the winds ear

Yes take us with you,
take us far away from here

We want to feel the
uplifting rush and freedom in the air

To dance the last few
days away with style and grace and flare

So the wind did take
them in a flash and gave them such delight

That I heard the leaves whispering a song as they passed my
ear tonight          

"We were tiny little buds last spring then grew to give you
shade

We helped you breathe and kept you cool while you walked in
your parade"

 I started to write
down what I heard and what I thought I didn't see

But the wind and the leaves which are part of this life then
played a trick on me
 
"Now that wind has helped us fly we'll give you one last look"

Then the leaves sailed swiftly upwards with the pages from
my book

 

 

JoAnna Negron aka Dove © 2007 All rights reserved  

Reviews

[Kaleidoscope Apocalypse]

I like the pictures you paint with your poem but I think that with a bit of punctuation this would be a much better piece. It's nice as it is but it can be confusing if you try to go through and read it as it is; punctuation, when used correctly, is a great help! You have a lot of potential though and I really like where you were going with this. Nice job!

[Claire P.]

Makes me feel like im out in nature, it would be awesome to write a book like this.