The Death of Another Season

I will miss Autumn

We bid Autumn good bye

with naked trees defiantly

waiting for Wind to 

clothe them in ice, snow.

Their once bright leaves now cracked

lie brown as they return to the Earth.

The Shadows of winter whisper in the wind

of chilling sleep and white

powder blankets to fall

from the sky.

Chuckling, the numbing breezes

are sucked into our lungs

releasing cold ghosts

giving our heat; to no avail.

The Sun has once more grown tired

and rests in other parts of the world

biding time and giving us to the night

for now.

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

Chuckling, the numbing breezes
are sucked into our lungs
releasing cold ghosts
giving our heat; to no avail.

A superb nature write.

[Mark]

Thank you dear Pryde. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Great description of the leaving of Fall. I like the artwork and the way you described the change of the season. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Mark]

Thank you Coyote.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Almost prater like in your delivery, well done, good read.

[Mark]

Thank you sir. :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

My take on this is it is a lament for the passing of summer. That is how I feel. Winter may have cleansing qualities but in the sun we find peace.

[Mark]

I think I love all the seasons, the Sun is wonderful while it lasts. I spent 20 plus years in California where the Sun was taken for granted. I started to wish for more rain!

[icelandicblue]

We have been turned over by the sun to winter. Your poem reminds me of the tale of Persephone and Hades. We huddle together for warmth and wait for the rays to reach in and pull us out of our shadowed existence. I like the starkness and chill in this one.

[Mark]

Thank you, I sort of wrote it in a style that invokes ancient tales. I didn't think it was very good, but decided I should post it anyway. Glad you liked :)

[icelandicblue]

I did like it and the imagery felt very three dimensional. I felt the ancient thrum in it as well. We have always been part of the cycle; we are just better at insulating ourselves now.

[Mark]

So true... I think our society would benefit greatly by spending more time in the woods. :)

[icelandicblue]

So true, they had a piece on ABC news last night; Survival of the Fittest in Frigid Alaska Wilderness where they talked about surviving in the wilderness with a knife and a flint. It was pretty amazing.

[Mark]

Was it winter? I grew up in Alaska, and surviving the summer would be easy, the winter would not.

[icelandicblue]

It was winter! It was amazing.

[Justine]

"The shadows of winter whisper in the wind" - is a wonderful line, great alliteration and rich in imagery. You capture the essence of winter perfectly here with creative metaphor that brings the write alive. It's perfect. Justine

[Mark]

Thank you very much for your kind review. I'm glad you enjoyed it.