Today's poet

[Mountain Goatess]

Liked DT's Majorca poem!
Something to suit our autumnal weather...

Gathering Leaves

Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.

I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.

But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.

I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?

Next to nothing for weight,
And since they grew duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.

Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop?

Robert Lee Frost

[Harry H Howgill]

5 days to go until the anniversary.
What a year it has been.
Where's the party?

[Alf]

Liked DT's Majorca poem!
Something to suit our autumnal weather...

Gathering Leaves

Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.

I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.

But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.

I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?

Next to nothing for weight,
And since they grew duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.

Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop?

Robert Lee Frost

I like the Autumnal theme MG

[Derby Tup]

5 days to go until the anniversary.
What a year it has been.
Where's the party?

I can't believe how many poetry books I've acquired in the year

[freckle]

5 days to go until the anniversary.
What a year it has been.
Where's the party?

Well spotted Harry! and some lovely choices on here tonight from MG and Alf, particularly liked the someone poem......

wonder how we shall celebrate? :-) x

[Harry H Howgill]

I can't believe how many poetry books I've acquired in the year

Oh yes! I didn't mention the expense! :-)

[Harry H Howgill]

Well spotted Harry! and some lovely choices on here tonight from MG and Alf, particularly liked the someone poem......

wonder how we shall celebrate? :-) x

Just like we celebrate every night my dear - a run, poetry and booze!

[Derby Tup]

Just like we celebrate every night my dear - a run, poetry and booze!

I'm in

[freckle]

I'm in

sounds like a good idea, i propose we all run that day and write something about it....thething is whenever anyone proposes anything on this thread nobody ever does it (i think we are just naturally subversive) so what the hell, just do what seems right on the day! :-) x

[Mossdog]

I found this gem while just perusing, as one does, and it struck a cord.....

The Answer I Will Offer You

The Answer I Will Offer You
The act of creation is perhaps
more important
than love

certainly more
constant and
tangible

to fill the emptiness
with something that wasn’t
there before

is a grand defiance

and the only form of hope

I truly understand

it is the answer I will offer you
no matter the question

it may well be
the last bit of grace
left to us

and right here
and now
I tell you
it is

enough.

William Taylor Jnr