ADIEU TO OCTOBER 2020: By Polly Guerin

 

October's crisp breeze announced fall

Life began anew with no time to stall

The trees were dressed in Autumn splendor

Yellow saffron, ginger cream I remember

With the gentle chill and the crisp forlorn leaves

Then sweet golden kisses were all over the trees

The birds returned to take a backward glance

To marvel at nature's glory in striking balance

Leaves carpeting the woodland's open door

Led to fun adventures in the great outdoor

Apple picking in the orchard on a farm

Made apple cider libations mild and calm

Columbus Day brought poignant pause to reflect

To remember heroes who reside in forever rest

All Hallows Eve was a magical velvet night

Scary costumes made us flinch with fright

Then a whipping wind took October away

Quite frankly I am rather sad she did not stay

Alas we must turn back the clock, comes the blast

This sad that the sweet autumn days could not last

October left abruptly, didn't linger, I wonder why

I could not hold onto October, no matter how I try.

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AUTUMN SPLENDOR in the TREES: By Polly Guerin

Stillness settles o'er the earth

The trees are sleeping before rebirth

Just yesterday they wore golden hair

Their crimson garb with sunlit flair

Their starring role, awesome and serene

The tall oaks in their last days of green

Maroon dogwoods and pink hydrangeas

Tall oaks tower over gapping strangers

Over the valley aflame with poplars

The landscape quiet under the stars

Autumn colors set the world aglow

Now shed their fiery leaves below

Toasty yellows carpet my garden path

Must the chill of winter come so fast?

As the trees take their autumnal bow

Katsura's burnt sugary smells a wow

Like the crisp topping on Creme Brulee

It fills the air with tempting spray

The Maples have poured out their heart

Liquid gold, deep amber from the start.

Evergreens punctuate the scene so fine

Emerald and dark green, needles and pine

Come and revel in fall's color glory

Nature tells such a brilliant story. 

 

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: By Polly Guerin

The Trees are singing a song

Then autumn leaves came along

A cacophony of painterly art

Before the winter had its start

Everything bursts with color

Admire the view like no other

Leaves dressed in crimson red

Brushed with gilt beams instead

 A rich amber translucent glow

A blaze, it nearly stole the show

Then underneath, the last dance

The squirrels seemed in a trance

Burying nuts beneath the earth

Marking their place to search

The glorious, golden autumn days

Treasure them, before they phase

Nature's grand finale is closing in

Savor the moments and begin

For too soon, it's a winter's tale

Comes round so swift with the pale.

AUTUMN LEAVES/CHANGING LIVES: By Polly Guerin

 

The countryside is ablaze with autumn leaves

Red, russet, burnt sienna before the freeze

They burst forth shedding their verdant glory

Renewing life, it's like a newborn's story

Gold leafed splendor by the painterly brush

The colors are life changing, rich and lush\

It's time for you to make changes, too

Throw off the old mundane cloak, renew

With crimson red for enthusiasm as trigger

Embrace the passion with new found vigor

Vibrant yellow for courage and laughter

It's a new outlook you should be after

The angelic blue sky ever true and serene

Exudes cool confidence,  fosters dreams

Golden orange is ablaze, warm this year

With your outgoing nature, that's clear

It's not quite winter, lush green remains 

A preferred color of genius, never the same

And pink-tined forest buds remind us

Romance is ever charged with love

A new season, a new life changing time

Take a cue from autumn leaves prime

Change your colors and your attitude

Don't get stuck in the gray latitude

Move into a colorful spectrum, begin today

Open up with autumn leaves' color display.

ADIEU TO SEPTEMBER 2020 By Polly Guerin

 

I can't bear to see halcyon summer go

Summertime slipped away that we know

Summer cast off her welcome mat

And September arrived with a spat

Alas glorious weather swept in on cue

Autumn's favorite time of year we knew

Fall's Equinox, called the first day of autumn

September's luscious bounty was not forgotten

Apple picking excursions to orchards upstate

The pungent air tasted like apple peel of late 

New hybrid teaching sent kids back to school

Half time home/viral study was the golden rule

Museums opened with masks and distance cues

Cultural seekers had faith in restoring renewed

Sacred  holidays, brought pause to pray to revere

We venture forward all masked, for a better year

The gold of autumn brings the gentle chill of fall

With verdant meadows and bird song most of all

In color display trees perform their foliage dance

And the forest sings of Indian Summer romance

Yet, the month flew by on the wings of autumn's wind

Leaving us wondering why October must so soon begin

I do very much mind saying goodbye to September

Knowing I cannot hold back the time I do surrender.

 

THE RIVER OF LIFE: By Polly Guerin

 

Like a rambling brook flows the river of life 

Foretells a familiar story of love, even  strife

It babbles on high pitched with nature's song

Your life is never static, it rambles on beyond

Like life the brook takes unexpected detours

Be resilient, break away never a solitary bore

The path to your destination may seem erratic

Step over the bridge, hear the brook's reactic

The babbling brook keeps running on and on

Do not give up so easily, go where you belong

The brimming river represents the course of life

Take the positive message, and save your life

The joy may come and joy may go, and it will

Let the river of life pause, restart up the hill

Do not carry the heavy burden of a virus life

Free yourself for the future, have a new life

A fresh, clean start surges in the babbling brook

Find solace in the sanctuary of a private nook

The brimming brook overflows with wild attraction 

Get into shape, live the life you love with reaction

Cause the river of life overcomes any negative thought

Releases You to freely pursue what you have wrought.

LIFE'S CANVAS By Polly Guerin

 

Life is like a painter's palette

Vibrant, subtle, or bold with talent

Each color represents life's canvas

Good  reality vibes to understand us

Red represents the vitality of a rich life

Some ups and downs, unexpected strife

Sunshine Yellow is a happy snappy color

Brings happiness, a smile like no other

Nature's Green bounty heals with compassion

Goes deep into our hearts with positive reaction

The spirit of celestial blue inspires us all 

Look up to the sky for answers this fall

Red and Yellow fill Orange full of joy

Promotes appetite for every girl and boy

The more you nurture the palette of life

See how pandemic worries seem light

The positive colors overtake moody gloom

Time to repaint yourself, even a room

These color gifts renew the palette of life

A rainbow of optimism dispels the strife

Spread painterly colors for others to share

Unite the world with compassionate care.