Before all is painted white (Autumn)

A birds eye view!

The fading light from wearied sun
silhouettes the ever growing throng,
that line their terracotta perch
in perfect silence, without song.

For they can feel the seasons change
the growing chill in autumns breath
and see their roosts now bright, ablaze
such magnificence in summers death.

Then before all colour painted white
before the bell of winter chimes
as one on wing they take their leave
taking flight to warmer climes.

Author's Note

Have rewritten some of this, 05/10/24, but still feel as though an additional stanza is needed between S2 and S3.

Reviews

[Ken e Bujold]

i broke mine out the day I got back from vacation last week. BC 28 C ontario 18 c daytime, 5 overnight, and its only going to get worse. Thank god once Jan arrives wife and i will slip away to the warmth of Singapore for a month or so

[Gee]

Thank you Ken

[Lathen Griffiths]

Wonderful words as alway helping to convey these wonderful seasons, best wishes to you and yours for this Yule and of course Christmas.

[Gee]

Cheers Lathen.
Hope you and yours are well and have a great Christmas

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

I love the changing seasons
I can only imagine in uk or USA how beautiful a white Christmas is
Love your words !
Hope you are well

[Gee]

Thank you Julie, all good here. Hope you are keeping well

[Cherrie]

Beautiful picture of Autumn's fading moments being swept away in white.

[Gee]

Thank you Cherrie

[light and ashes]

"such magnificence in death," such a paradoxical line. I really enjoy that.

The seasons are about to change once again. Winter draws to an end, and Spring is finally just around the corner, but a good poem like this is timeless.

[Gee]

Thank you, appreciate you reading and commenting

[light and ashes]

You're welcome!

[ZBwolf]

Magnificent! I was completely transported into this scene. The feeling of anticipation, of winter coming is woven expertly into this poem. The life and character you gave autumn, the season of death and fire, is breathtaking. Thank You.

[Gee]

Thank you kindly Zoe

[emmajoy]

Visual to the nth degree, Gee, thoughtful steps beyond the season itself. What you've stressed is that tho life is gradually dying in the great outdoors, it's still amazingly beautiful. Your chat and chit between posts shows a light side bur deep inside and so often displayed are the depths shown in your finely metered phrasing.

So hope all's well for you and your beautiful girls. Take care, keep safe, keep happy.. best can. Please.

[Gee]

Hi EmmaJ, thanks.
All good in da good :))
Holly in Cotswolds with beau and 2 friends, been on pins until she arrived there as she drove...there safe and well.
Mrs better half, ma in law and pooches all good.
Hope you are keeping well, getting enuff kip and not shouldering as atlas did :))
Apologies for late reply as have been waiting for a few " prolific" quills to not be before venturing back !

[Paul Bell]

This has been the year when days and months have been totally irrelevant.
It's as if the year has been totally cancelled, and we're starting again next year.
Let's hope next year will kick off well, and we get back to reality.

[Gee]

Fingers crossed :)

[Corset]

it fascinates how the leaves fall to nourish and keep the roots warm while trees are sleeping, not dead, though some do die out. Fall and winter are magical as well, I like to enjoy them from inside, not keen on being cold but if you have the right stuff to keep you warm...its amazing have you been snow skiing? I used to go once upon a time in Winter park in Colorado, so much fun, but I have to agree with Chris, spring is still my fav. (And Colorado chili has squash in it????? ugh what's up with that?) I love hows this rhymes so beautifully, such a nice piece.

[Gee]

Thank you.
I'm a spring man, new life, ever warming days and months of sunshine( sometimes ahead)
Squash in chilli, they want horse whipping :))

[Corset]

IKR????? Heaven's what is this world coming too?

[Davidgeo]

maybe it'll work better here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxXO2ybSvfg

[Gee]

Video is unavailable !

[Davidgeo]

I blame the hittites for this