Saturday, September 18, 2010

Autumn Rhythms

Autumn brings harvest
not only sobering fall
of bright dead leaves.

Next year's rich harvest
depends on leaf energy
released by flaming death.

Autumn sings in minor key.
Autumn rhythms tell truth.
Life depends on death

Victoria Hendricks
September 18, 2010

17 comments:

  1. Wonderfully written take on the prompt! I read an essay earlier today, in which it stated, "Life depends on poetry," but in many more words than that, lol! =)

    -Weasel

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks Weasel. life depends on so many things, including death and poetry.

    ReplyDelete
  3. ...Autumn sings in minor key.
    Autumn rhythms tell truth.
    Life depends on death
    ...

    ...indeed.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Victoria, you have expressed so well natures's cycle and the dependence of life on death. My favorite line is:

    Autumn sings in minor key

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh, I really like this.
    You have captured 'natures' autumn with the truth that...
    'Life depends on death'
    and...
    "Next year's rich harvest
    depends on leaf energy
    released by flaming death."

    Some beautiful lines too. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  6. A wonderful account of autumn, I really love this!

    ReplyDelete
  7. A well-structured poem - each stanza developing the idea further, and the last the killer. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Oh this is powerful, I love the deeper meaning your ending gives the entire piece.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Victoria this is beautifully said...i love it! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  10. musical~ I can feel it :3 Wonderfully written^^

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love "Autumn sings in minor key" so beautiful~

    ReplyDelete
  12. Oh, powerful wisdom here. "Life depends on death." Wow. Great take on the prompt. I love all the different perspectives, and yours is a fresh look from another direction. Cool.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Thanks for all the appreciative comments. I am enjoying reading all of your poems too.

    ReplyDelete
  14. brilliant piece.

    leaf energy,
    life depends on death...
    wow.
    I am impressed by your word power.

    ReplyDelete