 Laura at Laura Purdie Salas is hosting Poetry Friday today and sharing more of the Poetry Princess Challenge. It was to find a poem from the Poetry Friday Community and write a response using the Tanka form. Curious about tanka? Read this post by Kelly.  I went to the blogs and landed at Mary Lee's Poetrepository. She wrote a sonnet (and for AJ no less) about Summer's End. It is a cornucopia of juicy and rich words. Meanwhile, I spied my last remaining Summer Poetry Swap. Guess who it was from? Mary Lee and I knew that this was a serendipitous moment. I have been thinking today about the fact that I don't really have a favorite season. There is great anticipation for the arrival of the new season and all it has to hold. Toward the end, the anticipation of the season builds. .Using a couple of the cards Mary Lee sent me I responded to "Summer's End" with a
Dodoitsu (7-7-7-5), part of the summer swap and a tanka. I pulled some of her words from the sonnet. scarlett maple leaves quiver apples finish crisp on trees roads that are unexpected fall’s many textures ©jone rush macculloch. 2021 wake before sunrise cool air hushes summer heat lingering too long. harvest moon and Orion set in the west. autumn arrives ©jone rush macculloch. 2021
Linda Mitchell
9/25/2021 03:47:52 am
I physically relax as I read the words, "harvest moon and Orion" Yes, there is serendipity here...but more love for poetry and lovely words. Wonderful post, Jone! 9/25/2021 06:08:37 am
I am sad that our skies clouded over the night of the harvest moon & Orion, so I'm glad you wrote about it, Jone. And I love "apples finish crisp on trees ". Maples don't do well here in Colorado so when a few people nurture them, they become ones to be sure to find in the fall. They are so beautiful. I'm glad you included them in your poem. 9/25/2021 01:16:43 pm
I'm with you, Jone--I do like all the seasons, and the novelty of the change. But it IS very hard for me to see summer go.I like the way "unexpected" goes with "textures." Lovely. 9/26/2021 01:32:53 pm
Ooh, Home, I love "apples finish crisp" and "hushes summer heat" especially. Just lovely! 9/27/2021 05:47:52 am
Jone, I like these very much! I always think I want to hang onto summer, but end up welcoming fall & its lush colors here & cool air. 9/27/2021 08:49:33 am
Jone, you got me back in the autumn mood after I just took off a long-sleeved top. Flip-flop weather makes its mark: Comments are closed.
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