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Autumn in New England

A Contest Entry

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Comment from lyenochka
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Beautiful! I know songs are written about New England's autumn scenery. People even tour there just to see the beauty of the leaves. I especially liked "The season spills
like cabernet across"
Best wishes in the contest!

 Comment Written 07-Nov-2024

Comment from Tim Margetts
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What a wonderful poem.
You painted a vision of sad beauty in my mind's eye. I personally love Autumn, it's my favourite season, The cooling days and crisp nights, foretelling of the bleakness ahead while holding in its moment, a breath of the summer just gone.
Thank you for this lovely poem

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024

Comment from GWHARGIS
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This was stunning. Not only in imagery but the emotional feeling that I got from reading was awesome. There was such drama throughout. Lovely wordsmithing. Loved the haunting last line. Gretchen

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024
    That means so much, Gretchen. Thank you!!
    Xo
Comment from EeanBlack
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There are beautiful lines throughout this work. Normally I read one or two lines in a poem and that's enough. "And I have never known another place, to burn so bright in red defiance." "I walk through spreading fire"
"One final stroll beneath the burning trees" I won't say you have outdone yourself, because the last poem I read from you was brilliant, but this one evokes strong emotion. Well done.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024
    I truly appreciate this. Thank you so much!
Comment from ESOSTINE
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I enjoyed reading your beautifully penned poem about the exciting colours of Autumnal leaves in new England. Well done. Thanks so much, dear Jessica for sharing this wonderful piece of writing. My regards.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024
    Thank you, my friend! Xo
Comment from royowen
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We visited New York in all four seasons when our elder child was their between 2010-2014, we did four seperate road trips, the last to New England in autumn and saw the mansions of Newport, the Plymouth Rock, and the autumn trees, that resembled England's autumnal dramatics, beautifully and expressively written Jessica, great post, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024
    Thank you so much, Roy!
reply by royowen on 07-Nov-2024
    Welcome
Comment from barbara.wilkey
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Thank you for sharing this contest entry with us. The words you chose painted a perfect image in my mind. That's very good writing. I enjoyed reading and want to wish you luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024
    Thank you, Barbara! Xo
Comment from Brenda Strauser
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What a beautiful poem. I like your description of fall in New England. It sounds so nice. The picture is a good choice for the poem. Good luck in the contest. You have a good chance at winning.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024
    That means a lot, Brenda, thank you! Xo
Comment from Jacob1395
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I could really visualise the autumn colours you describe really well as I was reading and you made your piece feel really immersive as well. I thought you did an excellent job and I really enjoyed reading it. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024

Comment from estory
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A wonderful celebration of the pastoral romantic autumn landscape, full of color, and you also captured that fragility of the moment, the sense that everything is fading with the glow of sunset that I have also endeavored to capture myself. It is central to the romantic experience of life. Nice job with the free verse format, great image selection. estory

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2024