Wow, spooky. Reminded me of a John Cusack movie I just watched never Grow Old. You captured the scene in starkest of backdrops. Got the chills reading it. Fantastic pen Jacob!
I love how autumn is falling in slow motion, stingy, with a ho-hum attitude, pinching out a teensy bit of fanfare here & there. Like autumn could really give a s**t what kind of display we humans expect to see! *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie
Posted 5 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
yes, exactly...it could care less about us...but we might care about it more...i love autumn and the.. read moreyes, exactly...it could care less about us...but we might care about it more...i love autumn and the colors...like appreciating loved ones when we know they aren't long for this world.
thank you, Margie.
j.
This draws me into changing of the season, which some dread the demise of summer. Then there are those that welcome change and the emotional journey. Beautifully written.
This "Ode To The Changing Season" brings up a range of fine poetic lines that leads the reader into a longing for both the season leaving and the one coming in: " then a few blades of grass turned brown // a cold wind choked the last of summer's warmth.
Sounds like you are bringing down the shutters with the thought of oncoming harshness, which is an ideal cover for turning the key to closed in memoriam to sharing any more emotion that backfires on us time and again, locking ourselves away from pain that is always on our mind anyway.
Okay, I'm deflecting your words on to my thoughts, but in my defence, the shutters are rusted in place and I mislaid the key years ago.
A covering of white always brings hope, that there will be a new scene when melted. I'll let you know if it ever happens Jacob...but no holding breath.
Posted 5 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
thanks for sharing how this poem and you relate to each other...appreciate your words, Lorry,
.. read morethanks for sharing how this poem and you relate to each other...appreciate your words, Lorry,
j.
Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..