Tuesday, 20 September 2011

September Song - My World





Day by the day,
unmistakable signs 
herald the advent of autumn;
tenderly, soft mists embrace 
fields yielding their final harvest
before they merge,
seamlessly, into 
the weathering sky.   






Peonies, defying
the laws of nature,
assume a coat of glowing colours,
their red-veined leaves 
betraying a zest for life,
yet to be stilled.







Horse Chestnuts weep 
a gentle rain of
yellow leaves
upon the flower beds they shaded
only yesterday.
Their shiny fruits long gone,
exhausted from their valiant efforts
through the seasons,
their final offering now
to lay a shielding hand
against the frosts to come
over the sleeping life
deep in the earth below them.




©  photos and text USW

This is my contribution to  the new That's My World



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52 comments:

  1. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.20 September 2011 at 12:41

    This post is so comforting and soothing. Among your many talents, you are also a poet! Beautiful!

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  2. Jane and Lance Hattatt20 September 2011 at 13:04

    Hello:
    Beautifully written and containing some very evocative and appealing imagery. The lines 'Horse Chestnuts weep/a gentle rain of/ yellow leaves/upon the flower beds they shaded/only yesterday' conjure up so vividly the approach of autumn and the year's end and are, in our opinion, particularly lovely. As are the images which complement your poem.

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  3. Jinksy20 September 2011 at 13:17

    Words and pictures that are balm to the soul...Thank you. ♥

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  4. DJan20 September 2011 at 13:22

    How elegant and well done, I am so impressed with your ability. Thank you for the pictures and the poetry...

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  5. Wayfarin' Stranger20 September 2011 at 13:57

    So many talents! I always look forward to your posts. Jim

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  6. Desiree20 September 2011 at 14:06

    This is absolutely beautiful!!!

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  7. schmidleysscribblins,wordpress.com20 September 2011 at 14:06

    Reflective words mirror the season.

    I am on the edge of the peony growing zone so my peonies do not take on such lovely hues, they just wither and die down. I have several varieties of peonies and we cut down those that turned brown with summer heat. Others will be trimmed back later this year.

    As for the fields of hay, still some of that around here if you drive out of town. Thnks for sharing the peony photo. Dianne

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  8. ellen abbott20 September 2011 at 14:21

    A sweet ode to the changing season.

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  9. Anonymous20 September 2011 at 14:21

    Such mellow words to go with these lovely shots.

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  10. Arija20 September 2011 at 14:22

    A gentle gearing down of the busy seasons of spring and summer, beautifully portrayed in words and pictures. A perfect September song.

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  11. Lynilu20 September 2011 at 14:39

    Very nice, a gentle autumnal song.

    :)

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  12. Nance20 September 2011 at 15:14

    Lovely. Does this mean you're feeling better?

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  13. Hilary20 September 2011 at 15:24

    What a lovely blend of beautiful images and soothing words. This is indeed September's best.

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  14. Brian Miller20 September 2011 at 15:33

    your words are so gentle...like one long sigh...comfortable...and the pictures play so well with them...i love this time of year...

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  15. Suze20 September 2011 at 15:59

    I am deeply moved. Perhaps particularly by the Horse Chestnuts weeping. I have never had the pleasure of traveling to England but the line reminds me of the tree in 'Pride and Prejudice,' 'on the green, by the smithy. (The very one.)'

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  16. Pondside20 September 2011 at 16:04

    *sigh*
    On that note, I'll head out for work, keeping those lovely images and words in my head as I go into a not-so-pleasant place.

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  17. Elizabeth Rose Stanton20 September 2011 at 16:04

    Wonderfully evocative of autumn! Puts me in the mood for my favorite season...beautiful writing and photos!! :)

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  18. Teresa Evangeline20 September 2011 at 17:50

    Very, very nice. I, too, love the "horse chestnuts weeping." Wonderful imagery here.

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  19. Dee Ready20 September 2011 at 18:05

    Friko, in your last stanza, you ended with the following words: "their final offering now/to lay a shielding hand/against the frosts to come/over the sleeping life/deep in the earth below them."

    I find this so reassuring. It is Oneness in that all creation offers its bounty in Oneness.

    Thank you for you evocative words and for the lovely photographs and the introduction to the meme.

    Peace

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  20. Birdie20 September 2011 at 19:53

    Lovely. So, lovely.

    PS- Here is a five-second video on "meh".
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCcZqcPOlNM&NR=1

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  21. Martin20 September 2011 at 20:43

    Lovely words and pictures, Friko.

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  22. Reena20 September 2011 at 21:06

    Such a lovely, peaceful post. It is exactly what is occurring in our days now. Sigh.....

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  23. Pat20 September 2011 at 22:19

    Your words linger in the air - just lovely.

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  24. Windsmoke.20 September 2011 at 22:32

    Bonza photos and very enjoyable poems to go along with 'em. I especially like the peony one red is such a classic colour :-).

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  25. Wisewebwoman20 September 2011 at 22:45

    My favourite season.
    Honoured so beautifully.
    Thank you.
    XO
    WWW

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  26. Anonymous20 September 2011 at 23:01

    Emotionally satisfying. I'd love to give some bruising criticism(well, not really, but..), yet I always seem to enjoy what you write. ~Mary

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  27. LC20 September 2011 at 23:40

    So nice to experience autumn through your words, especially here on our Fall-deprived shores of the Gulf of Mexico.

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  28. Kay L. Davies20 September 2011 at 23:42

    I don't know how I missed this earlier, Friko. I'm so glad I found it now.
    The peony leaves are lovely. I must go out to check my one lone peony to see what it's leaves are doing.
    What a delightful post from your world. I enjoyed it very much.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  29. Anonymous20 September 2011 at 23:49

    Was für ein Märchen. Vielen Dank !

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  30. Manzanita20 September 2011 at 23:54

    Your photos are such a gracious reminder of what will linger for a short time. Autumn is such a favorite of mine but I don't know why, everything is such a reminder of what will be.
    Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck

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  31. Cloudia20 September 2011 at 23:58

    I've always suspected that you've considered our praise to be merely the friendship of the blogosphere.

    There's nothing wrong with showing appreciation for work that is not 'cutting edge literature'

    Hear me now:
    This poem IS workmanlike and delightfully correct and pleasing. My words cannot express the joy I found in your simple balance and word choice. Anyone who would smugly damn this with faint praise is a self regarding fool with other issues.

    This will remain on the web forever and may well be discovered and loved by future lovers of the English countryside and of Autumn-

    Warm Aloha from Waikiki;

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  32. ds21 September 2011 at 00:37

    Friko, this is beautiful and tender and poignant--just like the season--and your images complement the poem perfectly. I, too, like the weeping horse chestnuts, but mostly I just feel soothed. Thank you so much.

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  33. Susan Scheid21 September 2011 at 03:28

    The autumm details you chose, in prose and image, are perfect. And what is it about those round hay bales that is so endlessly appealing?

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  34. Kerry21 September 2011 at 03:30

    How beautiful. That first landscape, with the hay bales, could have been taken where I live.

    I love the fall.

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  35. Maggie Asfahani Hajj21 September 2011 at 04:43

    I love the photo of the hay, and your words are so soothing! Where I am, the heat still bears down insufferably, so this was a treat.

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  36. orchid032421 September 2011 at 08:40

    Nice to meet you, Ms. Friko.
    Thank you for visiting me and sweet words to my post.
    you must have a vast interest and stunned by the wonderful pictures.
    Love and lots of Hugs to you, Orchid*

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  37. jabblog21 September 2011 at 09:35

    Your first photo is captivating - to me, the very essence of an English summer.

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  38. marciamayo21 September 2011 at 10:23

    Perfect for the change of seasons. Thank you Friko.

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  39. Veronica21 September 2011 at 11:54

    Wow your images and words are gorgeous..sigh of pleasure!

    Veronica ~ Mother City Magic

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  40. SmitoniusAndSonata21 September 2011 at 15:13

    Since our Autumn this year is dark , grey and soggy , I'm only too happy to enjoy yours instead . Thankyou !

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  41. Ruth21 September 2011 at 15:47

    Oh and now I want to cuddle up into autumn. That photo of the tractor and wagon, wow. Your gentle and lyrical lines are so welcome, as is the season.

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  42. Reflections21 September 2011 at 16:45

    Thanks for sharing the wonders of your area, touched delicately by the graces of nature...

    And thank you for the connection to such a wonderful meme.

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  43. Sandi22 September 2011 at 03:04

    Absolutely lovely . . . stunning photos, and soothing, peaceful words heralding the coming season. I loved it all.

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  44. Ann Grenier22 September 2011 at 04:24

    Absolutely gorgeous post, in its' entirety. Didn't you say you're not a poet? Reminds me of the kids who go in to take a test saying they are scared stiff - and ace it every time...

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  45. betty-NZ22 September 2011 at 09:45

    Lovely colors and verse!

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  46. Suz22 September 2011 at 17:07

    a wonderful cup of words

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  47. Shirley Wells22 September 2011 at 18:14

    I love autumn and your words and pictures remind me why. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  48. Claudia22 September 2011 at 18:59

    beautiful words to announce an beautiful season..
    rgd. your question...before i moved to wordpress, i was blogging at splittergewitter...we know each other from there...

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  49. Jocelyn22 September 2011 at 20:04

    I'm ready, on another overcast, sprinkly day here, to come for a walk in your neighborhood.

    Really lovely, you.

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  50. Marilyn & Jeff22 September 2011 at 22:09

    Hello Friko, I loved this look at your September world, your photos are wonderful as are your words.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. You asked about my header photo size. I crop all of my hearer photos so they are less deep then I re-size them until they are about 1 MB or less, that works for me.

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  51. Beth23 September 2011 at 21:51

    I love the effort you have put into this blog, the photos, poems, etc.

    I hope you are all feeling better soon.

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  52. stardust25 September 2011 at 15:50

    This poem reminds me of “Ode to Autumn” by Keats and it’s hard for me to say which of the two I prefer..., but now I prefer yours. My favorite season is autumn. Here in Nara, at last mornings and evenings are getting cooler. Autumn makes up for our muggy weather of summer. Cheers to autumn!

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