A Poem for Thursday...A Poem for Autumn

If God Were a Tree in Autumn

I want to be surrounded by so much gold,
lost in soft warm light, a hundred arms
holding me loosely, swinging me into
a wild blue sky.  I want to let go of
knotted fingers and let myself tumble,
unafraid of falling because the autumn leaves
are endless and there is no unforgiving
earth to break my fall.  I want to
stand under swollen branches, golden kisses
fluttering across my skin, so many
the wasted ones gather around my feet
begging to be picked up and tossed into
the wind for some other hungry soul,
for some long forgotten wish, for you.
I want to disappear in a fiery dance of color
the beauty of it all crying out to be remembered
as the butter glow of love picks me up,
pulls me close, and tattoos the scent of
season's change onto my greedy skin.

Comments

[January]

This may be my favorite poem by you. It's so lush and rich, so many gorgeous words.

[pink sky]

this photograph is really beautiful...so unpredictably but unmistakably fall. and words so yummy i could eat them.

[Victoria]

I love, love, love this poem.
Thank you:)

[hel]

When I saw the photo and read that a poem awaited me, my heart skipped a beat.

When I read your words my heart expanded and golden leaves flitted into and around it.

Thank you for the beautiful gift.

[claire]

I enjoyed this poem.

Have you seriously ever considered putting a book together of selected poems and photos? You have the talent and the material...

I recently wrote a book and I started out just writing it for myself as a small project that was bigger then writing a dairy, but smaller than writing a book (because saying to myself and others "I'm going to write a book" just sounded too outlandish!). I finished it in no time and it was a relatively easy painless process.

I would definately buy a copy. Perhaps you could bask in the idea that you already have a ready, eager global audience.

[wendy]

While the ALL is very good... I love the title best.

[JanePoe (aka Deborah)]

What a rich, full, ripe poem ... I love every syllable. xx, JP/deb

[susannah]

i loved 'tattoos the scent'... delicious images here baby - you're so talented (ps. i love that we both have pumpkin in our banners :-) xxo

[bella]

This is beautiful. I've never been to Texas in the fall - but my one wish for you - since you love fall and the colors as much as I do - is that you get to experience Autumn in New England, at least once in your life. It is spectacular.

[Heather]

Did you write that?!!! if so, i'm blown away.

[Heather]

That is the morst beautiful thing I've read in a really really long time.

[daisies]

so very very beautiful ... thank you for sharing ...

[Delia]

LOVED this poem...so glad you shared it. I shared poetry yesterday too b/c my rhythm has just gotten used to Thursday and poems over time. This was beautiful.
Love,
D.

[Colorsonmymind]

Gorgeous new banner honey:)

This poem is so gorgeous. You are such a talented writer.

keep being brave my love.

Write your heart out.
XOXOXO
Love you madly

[Jeanne]

How very beautiful indeed.
I love your words and photographs and your journal is divine.

[megg]

WOW - that was incredible!!! What a poem! You made me tingle! You, my dear, NEED to put your poems together and send in a book proposal. I would buy copies and give them to every woman I know - you have a real gift!!

P.S. I loved the pictures of you in your wonder woman jammies - YAY!!

[liz elayne]

beautiful my friend.
that last line - holy crap - love it.