Dancing in the Autumn sunlight
amidst coffee-colored trunks and wispy branches
with marshmallow fluff and smoky gray clouds floating
in an azure blue sky
above a carpet of fading green grass…
A few bright leaves hang on to life
in bold and brilliant bursts
of crimson and honey and marmalade.
Autumn’s Final Act.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Photo taken 11/21/15 from my front porch (my blog cover photo) of the weeping cherry tree that has the only leaves left in the front yard.
the creative life in between 
Love that pic, Jodi!
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Thanks Torrie! As you say, Happy Monday! YAY for a short work week and a holiday celebration to look forward to! 🙂
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I love this Jodi. So beautifully written and great image.
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Thanks Sylvia – you are such an inspiration! happy Thanksgiving week – thankful for YOU!
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Winter soon…(K)
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Yeppers! Ready or not! 🙂
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I tend to root for those leaves, just like I root for whatever underdog is playing…but alas…at least their departure holds the promise of spring.
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That is an awesome way to be! You keep on rooting for the underdogs Kathy!
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Hi Jodi, your words are like lyrics to a folk tune. I can hear the guitar playing and the harmonies blending. Beautiful photography.
Thanks for bringing your joyful post to us today.
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Wow – thanks Sharon – I love taking a photo and coming up with words to it. I’m glad you appreciate 🙂 If only I could sing…. alas… 🙂
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Fall colors are so dramatic and beautiful. There is a sadness when they fall to the ground and reveal the skeletons of the trees and bushes. But it is through our sadness over the onset of winter that we realize such is the circle of life. Very pretty picture Jodi!
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Yes – and there is beauty in all of the seasons 🙂
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I agree Jodi. When snow has fallen it makes it beautiful.
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Gorgeous photo and beautiful words, Jodi! And a reminder that I’m not ready for Autumn’s closing act and the return of winter! (except for Christmas… that’s my favorite bit, of course! hehe)
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I hear ya buddy! Pssst Shhh! Don’t tell anyone – but I put my christmas tree and decorations up this weekend – WOOOHOOOO!!!!
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Yay!!!!! That’s awesome!! Philippe didn’t even want to do it yet next weekend, but I’m making him!! Lol
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That’s right – put your foot down Charlie O! teeheehee!
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Wow lovely photo and gorgeous words Jodi! Yes say goodbye to Fall!
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Thanks Lynn!
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🙂
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Great poem Jodi, guessing you missed the snow that went north of you. Stay warm. 🙂
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We did, John. A little excited for it actually 🙂 For now anyway
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For Now, key words. hehe…
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There’s something bittersweet about Autumn. So much beauty, but it seems like a little death. Lovely poem and photo, Jodi.
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Yes – I used to feel more that way, but I try to look at it differently now as a needed cycle of life and important, beautiful season. 🙂
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I do love all the seasons ~ even though I might grumble now and then.
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Your words painted a beautiful description of the season, Jodi.
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I like your descriptive words…”of crimson and honey and marmalade.” 💛 They compliment your lovely photo so well! 😊🍂💚
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I kinda liked that line too 🙂 Thanks Jilly!
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and That is a Lovely Photograph!! 🙂 good mojo going Jodi! love your prose, the marmalade…….. nice and description 🙂 love that photo
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Beautiful photograph and such moving poetry. Even your words are delicious in the images they conjure…a joy to the senses.
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Such a lovely ode to the season! I love the “marshmallow fluff” image!
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Thanks Teresa – It’s so good on hot cocoa – hehe!
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Beautiful words!!! Love the melancholy in them. 🍁💛
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Awh! Thank you Ann! I do really love writing these types of things 🙂
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You could make a little book with illustrated poems! 💕
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Awh! Thanks Ann – you know – that is what my hubby said to me last evening… 🙂
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You should listen to your hubby then! 😊❤️
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LOL! maybe some day 🙂
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I like how you put that, “Autumn’s final act.” It captures this time of year perfectly, as one season begins to fade into another. You do have a way with words!
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Thank you so much, Ann! I love words and writing! 🙂
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