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AUTUMN BEECHES

 

 

 

 

Beneath these mossy skeletal trees

 

 

I have a sense of light and shade

 

 

soft air and mist

 

deep bedded moss

 

crisp leaves in drifts

 

of sloping banks

 

fast flowing streams

 

crystal splashed

 

pebble dashed

 

I have a sense

 

of waiting

 

of relating

 

a sense of being

 

a sense of seeing 

 

 

 

 

◄ CORRA

FOR ANNIE ►

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Flyntland

Sun 16th Feb 2025 17:11

Helene you would have loved it - it was indeed a beautiful place and I was the only person there, it was one of those moments when time stood still and I was filled with a sense of joy and belonging, I am sure you know what I mean. The poem was written in my head long before I got home.
Thank you for your comment

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Flyntland

Sun 16th Feb 2025 17:04

RBK, Tom D. hugh, and Jordyn thank you so much for your likes,

Stephen G, Aisha, Holden, thank you also for your likes.

Yanma, Naomi, and Pinocchio your likes are greatly appreciated

I cannot thank you all enough - your encouragement means so much.

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Hélène

Thu 13th Feb 2025 14:09

Stunning! Reading this, I was swept away to some place beautiful.

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