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Autumn's Signs at Your Door

They're falling at your feet.

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Comment from tempeste

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Ciao!

This is an interesting theme and it made me google for more information.

First off Fall is a term mainly used now in America.

I personally find it useful in the short poetic formats because it's only one syllable !

In the past before the third season was called Autumn ( which comes from Latin) or Fall it was called Harvest because then the major part of the population lived in the countryside ...of the land and in that period farmers gathered, picked their crops.

When cities started to become larger (1600) the terms Autumn and Fall began to circulate in England ..

Fall comes from the old English words fiaell and feallan which both mean : fall from a height .

Those who migrated to America started to use preferably Fall...which was considered a more poetic term for the season.

Comment Written 20-Feb-2021

reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021

Thank you very much, Tempeste, for your great and informative review. I appreciate everything you shared, because I, too, enjoy googling to research various topics, when I get curious about a topic. Yes, "fall" is handy, because the single-syllable word easily fits into many places, and also rhymes with many English words.
On this subject, I'm remembering a poem I learned about fall, in grade school. So simple, but I don't remember who wrote it:
"Down, down,
Yellow and brown,
The leaves are falling
To the ground."
I remember that in my childhood, many simple things seemed magical to me -- not in the sense of true magic, but just so full of wonder.
God bless you, my friend.
Love, Mary Kay xoxo

Comment from Goodadvicechan

Excellent

Good choice of words for this poem: Leaves, falling. Is that why Autumn is called Fall?

You can't argue with that. Leaves start falling in the "Fall." The trees may not look nice without leaves. The leaves will come back. It is the LIFE CYCLE.

It is a symbol of life and hope.

Comment Written 22-Dec-2020

reply by the author on 23-Dec-2020

Thank you very much for your lovely review of my poem, and the five stars. I especially appreciate that as the 15th review, you have bumped my poem into Recognized status! Thank you so much!

Yes, the life cycle of the trees is a symbol of life and hope -- very good to remember. God made them that way, a lesson for us is built right in! Very inspiring.
Blessings,
Mary Kay

Comment from thoughtgame2

Good

Very good and very thought provoking just like the sample you chose also the picture was spot on. Thank you for sharing your skills and insights. I enjoy reading your works every time.

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Comment Written 19-Nov-2020

reply by the author on 19-Nov-2020

Thank you for the nice review and thoughtful comments. May God bless you. - Mary Kay

Comment from Alchera

Exceptional

This work has reached the exceptional level

Nine words selected, eleven syllables perfectly counted, five lines all together shaping a Japanese lantern poem encapsulating a seasonable vision question,too! Great work!

Comment Written 27-Sep-2020

reply by the author on 30-Sep-2020

Thank you so much, dear Tony, for your beautifully detailed and exceptional six-star review of my lantern poem! I greatly appreciate your generosity. Blessings and hugs, Mary Kay

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written lantern poem about the falling leaves in Autumn suggesting that is why Autumn may be called Fall instead of Autumn most of the time.

Comment Written 05-Sep-2020