Monday, October 11, 2010

Autumn's Song

The following poem was written for Magpie Tales, a weekly photoprompt.


Creation on fire;
a symphony of color
playing a tune
that for a moment
drowns out humanity,
making us stop
in our tiny mammalian tracks.
Suddenly--
Hearts on fire
we must bow to a Higher Power
that allows us to sing along,
becoming
part of the chorus
of the eternal

18 comments:

Fireblossom said...

Where've you been, girl?

There is something about fall that makes one wonder what's behind it all.

kathi harris said...

Creation on fire ... I luv that line, as I do all things autumn.

Sienna said...

Ditto Kathi, love this poem, I am feeling it in my bones....nice magpie

The Square Corner said...

It is autumn where I am, so that's what I thought of first: "Creation on Fire". Darn good poem.

Tess Kincaid said...

The chorus of the eternal. I love that.

Unknown said...

Love this!
Find myself sing along with Buffalo Springfield...Stop, Children..what's that sound?...

Susannah said...

Wow! This is just glorious, every single word of it! I love it. :-)

Carrie Van Horn said...

This is amazing!...Oh how we have missed you so!!!! So glad that you are back! :-)

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

profound tale.

Kristen Haskell said...

I can't even comment on just one line because they are all wonderful.

Brian Miller said...

oh yeah, singing along...wonderful write...happy one shot!

~T~ said...

Oh, beautiful!

dustus said...

Can smell the autumn fire as I read your poem and process the imagery. Cool Magpie. Thanks for linking up with One Shot!

Unknown said...

Great poem. Autumn is a powerful time of year. =)

Bubba said...

"Chorus of the eternal" is an interesting phrase.

Nice One Shot!

Suz said...

oh yeah!

Anonymous said...

wow. likey.
thanks for sharing.
todd

Steve Isaak said...

Good flow.