the scarlet leaf
of the almost bare autumn tree,
s l o w l y , ever s l o w l y ,
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
from its home twig
to its grave earth.
the crystal snowflake
of the heavy, winter cloud
g e n t l y , ever g e n t l y ,
d
e
s
c
e
n
d
i
n
g
from its throne in heaven
to its melting ground.
the brave sprout
of the fresh, spring seed
s o f t l y , ever s o f t l y ,
e
s
c
a
p
i
n
g
its cotyledons’ cave
towards the sky’s bright, open shade.
the soft, infant rays
of the smiling, summer sun
g e n t l y , ever g e n t l y,
b
u
r
s
t
i
n
g
into tiny sparkles of warmth
to kiss the waiting land.
these are earth’s mummed magic,
they need no noise to be majestic.
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Love that title, and the movement of the entire piece. Nicely expressed!
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oooh. thank you! 😀
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This is wonderful and very clever poetry Rosema. I felt myself falling when reading your excellent words.
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hehe. that is the intention. but don’t fall bad okay? we need you here. 😀 thank you, D!
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🙂
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Rose. This is pure extravaganza. I am stunned. Jaw dropped. Eyes opened wide. A sheen brushed past the cornea. The sensory delights that is served here is pure class. I can smell. I can hear. I can see the falling, the descending, all in Slow-Mo. Terrific! Keep it up
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Ah. the slow-mo is the reason for the arrangement of the words. happy that it worked! 🙂 and hey your comment is soooo poetic! ” sheen brushed past the cornea.” WOAH!
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Oh I love how you have described the cycle of life… and thank you for the word cotyledons… so very nice to learn.
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cycle of life. that’s a beautiful way to look at it. thank you, Bjorn! and for some reason cotyledons was stuck with me from the early bio lessons. 🙂
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Now this is magic! 😄 I could just see me under the trees regardless of seasons. Love it
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awww. you are sweet. seasons are just so enchanting, aren’t they? 🙂
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They absolutely are! 😄
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yea!!!
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This is PERFECT!! I am stunned and in awe of the way your mind works to bring out the words ❤ ❤ ❤
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you are too kind dear one. nature is a very moving muse. especially seasons. 🙂 ❤ thank you, sweetie di!
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a magical quest indeed 🙂
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ah i agree. thank you! 🙂
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These changes are majestic which is like magic. Interesting, as you point out, they are silent.
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yea. all of them are little changes all noiseless. no words can give them justice i think. 🙂 thank you, Frank!
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Magic works itself best in cycles. This is presented creatively and with finesse. Thanks for your magic trick.
In the UK we have an old tradition of mummers…probably not the same use as yours here but made me wonder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummers_play
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oooh. what a beautiful comment, Paul. Thank you! i brought Toni’s komorebi and your magic together. 🙂 And thank you for the link. it’s interesting how a word can mean a lot of different things. 🙂
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Wow!! this is so vivid and magical. I could walk the road with the autumn leaf and see it all. really awesome!!
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ah. what a beautiful comment that is! thank you!
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I do too! I have even thought about my travels during different seasons and how they contrasted with each other 🙂
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yea. it’s beautiful isn’t it. 🙂 thank you for reading, Alok!
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Indeed there’s magic in the stillness of nature..
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aha. i cannot agree more dear Mich! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Rosey, this is beautiful!!
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ahh. thank you dear PJ!
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Love your use of “mummies” in this. It has such a lovely sound in the poem.
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ah. thank you for that, Sarah! 🙂
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I love the last line!
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awww. thank you! 🙂
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This is 5-Star Splendid, sister–and yes, I’m following you from a new blog 🙂
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sissy!!! how have you been??? missed youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Mummed magic indeed! You have convinced me.
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hehe. thank you! 🙂
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I’m so glad I chanced upon your blog. This is so so beautiful. I love the effect you created with the cleverly crafted spacing of words like ‘falling’ and ‘descending’. I could almost see the leaf falling and the snowflakes descending. ❤
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aww. thank you for that beautiful comment! 🙂 i appreciate you!
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I so enjoyed this….the falling of words, slowing me down to read, giving a dramatic touch to each magical season.
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This is such a beautiful piece of art. I loved the effect you created with the cleverly crafted spacing of words like ‘falling’ and ‘descending’. I could almost see the autumn leaf falling and the snowflakes descending. Lovely visual imagery. Soothing yet powerful. ❤
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thank you again! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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The falling of the words was a beautiful touch to this already enchanting poem. ❤
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awww. thank you dear!
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Most welcome! 🙂
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I love how this is such a visual poem and the visual spreading out of words to go down letter by letter give you the image of leaves, snow falling etc, but also the image of the sound. Very clever Rosema, well done!
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awww. thank you, Mandi!
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