An Autumn Family Tree

Family, love, and laughter.

A golden shroud sprayed in crimson

only to dry and brown in the golden sun

the wind brings a chill, gentle and fun

drink deeply my precious little son

the seasons never last as fast as you run

A perfect time to absorb the suns power

to soak in it like some take a shower

before long we'll have to stay in our tower

during a time when there will not be a flower

but we'll huddle together, reading every hour

My most sweet and beautiful daughter

to watch your fist steps to your father

I am so very proud to be your mother

to watch you sit and laugh at your brother

as the winds make our changing leaves stir

The holidays are just around the bend

to collect all the love we want to send

and even though there is plenty to mend

there are still things we ought to defend

I will always be there with a hand to lend

Reviews

[Confuser]

Oh, I just loved it!! Loved it...as fast as you can run. Oh, cannot write like this. No regrets; a smile on my face, I saw it all and it brought back some great memories. Thank you so very much K.N. Thorn.

[K.N. Thorn]

I am so glad it brought you a beautiful smile and wonderful memories :)

[Tina Kline]

A lovely and tender poem of love and caring.
Family can be everything in a little one's life.

[K.N. Thorn]

Thank you for the review and you are right family is everything to a little one, it is all they know.

[Tina Kline]

You are welcome.

[Matching Socks]

Beautiful warm feelings in this one.
Family above all, especially those wee little creatures. :)

[K.N. Thorn]

Thank you very much :)

[JC]

very warm and textured, brought me right into the reminiscences of fall days and nights such as now. beautifully done.

[K.N. Thorn]

Thank you Jason :)

[B.J]

I love Autumn in the hills, this is beautifully written

[K.N. Thorn]

Thank you B.J :)

[B.J]

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[A. Amos]

This is your first I read and honestly I felt your writer voice in your words, the last line was seriously amazing. Wish you best of luck in the world of writing!

[K.N. Thorn]

Thank you very much, I am glad you liked it. I wish you the best of luck as well :)

[A. Amos]

Honor to meet you my friend and looking forward to read more of your work, concurrently you're most welcome!

[K.N. Thorn]

Thank you both for the reviews. When I got up this morning I felt I needed a good Autumn poem for my collection and this is what came out of my head with some true feelings and thoughts mixed in of course. I am glad you enjoyed it. :)

[alan khan]

the very first stanza, particularly the very first line, really did it for me.

[Steph]

There is such a great use of imagery in this poem! You have used some really effective techniques of poetry writing and your rhyming scheme works really well. Good job!