Morning light strikes gold
Bright rays hit October leaves
Sets forest aflame
Watching from window
A beautiful glowing death
Spellbound in delight
In this cycle we call life
The phoenix must show envy
Written for Colleen’s Poetry challenge. Each week she gives us two keywords, only we must use synonyms only, not the words themselves. However, this week is more of a free run. This week i decided to do both a haiku and a tanka.
Note – the photos, all taken from my kitchen window, are from a couple of years ago – we do not have any color yet.
Love your poems, Trent. Beautiful photos! I can’t believe that’s the view from your kitchen window. :D xx
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Thanks, Vashti! Yes, we get awful winters here, but new Hampshire is beautiful in the autumn… My kitchen is on the 2nd floor and the house is raised up a bit over street level, so I get some good views looking over the village. The back looks into a wooded hillside.
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Very nice. :)
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Loved it – could almost fit this weeks prompt
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Thanks! Maybe not creepy enough for this week, but certainly it has the color
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What beautiful light! It glows. And your words echo it. (K)
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I love the autumn morning light – as you said, it glows. Thanks.
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Your view is wonderful Trent and it does look on fire
And you caught the light just right-
Also – nice poetry
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Thanks Y. I love the view! And NH is gorgeous this time of year, though I am in Ohio right now. Thanks!
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enjoy Ohio
:)
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Thanks. At CLE waiting for my flight home.
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do you know this song?
for some reason your comment made me think of it
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I will listen when I get home
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Pretty good. Of course I would choose Ohio over Texas – I’ve lived both places. They do have a point about the Mexican food sucking in Ohio more than it does in Texas, but other than that … ;)
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hahah – thanks for the reply
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Gorgeous pictures, Trent, and love the allusion to the phoenix.
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Thanks Sue. This is a very beautiful area, particularly in the autumn. Those leaves go through a spectacular “death” just to be reborn, so I had to put that phoenix in there. I’m mostly surprised that I haven’t seen it used before.
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I’ve used it several times for that process of rebirth, particularly with regard to autumn. It seems entirely appropriate.
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It does.
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Beautiful pictures Trent. Haiku and tanka are both delightful to this season.
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Thanks, Hélène.
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I love both the haiku and tanks, Trent. The autumn colors are breathtaking!
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Thanks! Autumn around here is typically gorgeous, though so far is year has been a little lacking.
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Both gorgeous poems, Trent.
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Thanks, Roberta.
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Glorious Autum Haiku. 💜
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Thanks, Willow!
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Pleasure Trent 💜
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