Sunday, October 10, 2010

Sundays with LC: Autumn Magpie

Welcome, One Shot Wednesday readers!  I wrote this for Willow's Magpie Tales, and just had to share it with you:




















Forever Autumn
by Lemuel Crouse

Lazy, drifting, spent
Metal hues
Gold
Bronze
Rust, not silver…
I would shiver
If I could
As autumn leaves
Descend upon
My newfound home.

Upward my eyes
Ever turn
Watching leaves
Settle on the surface
Gently coloring
My blank page
Belying the rage
That put me here...
A last bubble of air
Ripples the surface.

Will I rise
Come spring
When buds burst
Into bloom
And new leaves
Push outward
To shade me?
By then will anyone
Understand why
And how and who?

This is a Magpie Tale.
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21 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Gently coloring my blank page. Nice imagery. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Tess KincaidOctober 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Beautiful. I'm forever autumn.

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  3. Kathe W.October 10, 2010 at 11:54 AM

    gorgeous imagery.

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  4. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallOctober 10, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    rage
    blank page...

    your magpie is full of possibilities,
    amazing tale, masterfully done!

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  5. signed...bkmOctober 10, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    lovely, will i rise come spring...nice questioning in this piece...bkm

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  6. RogueOctober 11, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    Nicely done. Excellent read.

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  7. One Prayer GirlOctober 11, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    Everything about this is appealing. Loved your Magpie.

    HERE IS MINE

    PG

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  8. Tumblewords:October 11, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    I love the coloring of the blank page - it's a beautiful visual.

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  9. Templeton's furyOctober 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    i really like this one!

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  10. ReflectionsOctober 12, 2010 at 1:31 AM

    Great imagery... love the coloring of the blank page...

    Autumn does fill in the spaces between the lines, doesn't it?

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  11. kathi harrisOctober 12, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Is this rhyme about the death of a person, or the season?

    ...my newfound home...upward my eyes turn...belying the rage that put me here...I rise come spring...bloom...leaves push uward to shadow me...will anyone understand?

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  12. UnknownOctober 12, 2010 at 3:44 PM

    nice...and sure they'll understand, but I hope they spend more time enjoying.

    Beautiful

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  13. Carolina LintheadOctober 13, 2010 at 4:56 AM

    Thanks, y'all! You know that Lemuel...he's always writing about death. I leave it up to you, dear readers, to interpret this one. I will only say that Willow's lovely prompt inspired him to take a unique perspective!

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  14. Brian MillerOctober 13, 2010 at 6:19 AM

    i see all the death imagery as well...but in many ways death can be a renewal as well...and then i dont know if the questions matter...smiles. nice.

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  15. COctober 13, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    I like it. especially 'I would shiver
    If I could'. really does make you shiver.

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  16. dustusOctober 13, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    Great image of the leaves falling on the page. I write outside a lot and always enjoy when that happens. Nice! Very cool Magpie. Thanks for sharing it!

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  17. BubbaOctober 13, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    A nifty One Shot, Lemuel... rich with colors and emotional content.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 13, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    Nice autumn images. Enjoyed it.
    Victoria

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  19. BeachannyOctober 14, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    autumn all year through...i like that. thanks, gay @beachanny

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  20. altar egoOctober 15, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    Oddly enough, the image brought me whisper-close to a deja vu moment, which sort of gave me goose bumps. Then the verse did the same thing. Must be autumn.

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  21. Carolina LintheadOctober 15, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    It is the season for goose bumps, alter ego! Thanks for stopping by.

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