Poetry Contest: August 2008
Theme: Fall
Last Entry Date: 31 August 2008 (EST)


Rules:

(1) Number of Entries Per Person: 1

(2) Any type of poetry is allowed (haiku, sonnets, etc.)

(3) PM all entries to me when you're done.

(4) You may not use something you have previously written. Everything must be new and original.

(5) Any other questions/comments, and feel free to post them in this topic.

Autumn's Arrow

Twilight fills the somber dusk air.
A fleeting view, love's golden hair.
The chase resumes, playful sight,
continues, unhindered, through the night.
Blissful echo, Autumn's call,
Silent age, My love's final fall.
Soft, and graceful, fear the strife.
Summer falls, Autumn claims her life.
Sun rises to touch her face.
Mourning, one last embrace.
Autumn's swift bow, leaves touch the ground.
Summer's sweet embrace, not a sound.
A soft hush claims this year.
For the time, Autumn's here.
Autumn rises, doomed to fall,
Fateful death, Winter's call.

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-Foreboding Image-

No good inspiration comes from my thoughts,
I just feel like I’m
Falling
through a never-ending void in my mind.

I can grab out along the way,
but my plummet continues
too deep,
and my hands come away as empty as ever.

Life’s just outside of my grasp,
moving too quickly for me to grab
a firm hold, spinning too fast for me to
really register what’s happening.

What’s it like when everything
Just Stops
Long enough for me to get my footing,
Long enough for me to dream a dream?

The seasons pass in front of my eyes, a
Whirlwind of emotions springing beyond my step,
too far away for me to catch,
too far away for me to understand.

Am I dead to the world?