The day before Halloween, before a cold front swooped in, I sat at the table on my patio reading your PF posts, enjoying the marvelous autumn day. I was inspired to write this because unlike the recent couple of weeks when so many leaves fell that I needed to rake every day, this time I watched leaves fall one at a time and not often! It was so still. Be sure to look for the leaf! I will remember this day!
Have a lovely November!
What a lovely poem Linda, and I see that sole leaf suspended in air! What a beautiful garden to have, "quilted leaf by leaf," I think about fall's ground covered in a blanket, so your quilt fits perfectly, thanks!
ReplyDelete...and it's ANOTHER sewing/quilting/stitching mention this Poetry Friday!! LOVE! Adding this one to my notebook, Linda. Thank you. xo
ReplyDeleteOh, beautiful, Linda. Just beautiful Thank-you for this moment of tranquility - and that garden quilted, leaf by leaf.😻 (And yes, that 🍁.)
ReplyDeleteLinda, the stillness surrounding you allowed for a lovely end-of-October poem. I feel this is a beautiful gratiku. Thanksgiving for the stillness and the imagery. May your weekend be filled with tranquility and just-in-the-moment experiences. I wrote a gratiku for the gifts you sent my way and shared it in my post. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteI see that leaf heading down to its place in the quilt! Lovely poem, wonderful post. We lost our Norway maple three days ago. So sad, so sudden. There was a huge split in one trunk of three entwined trunks. The winds were high and fears it would fall quickly and injure people on the sidewalk or cars in the street. Luckily that didn't happen, but I miss it. It was the main tree to shade our house and I loved how it looked. Onward.....we will make plans for planting come spring once the trunk has been taken care of.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! Happy fall. I just love the "garden quilted/ leaf by leaf." This is my favorite time of year.
ReplyDeleteHappy November! Thanks for capturing that beautiful moment in your poem. Love the quilting metaphor :).
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is a lovely metaphor for the blanket of yellow leaves. I can't believe it's already November. Like the leaves, this year is falling fast.
ReplyDeleteI love that - our garden quilt is just beginning, deeply maroon leaves settling on too-long grass...
ReplyDeleteThe powerful image of quilted leaves spreads across the garden is testimony to the use of powerful words in tight spaces, Linda. Love it!
ReplyDeletePure serendipity, Linda! Your quilting reference is 'sew' perfect. :)
ReplyDelete"the garden quilted" is a line to linger on...beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmmmmm
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Thanks for sharing this moment of stillness.
Beautiful capture, Linda! Both the photo and the words.
ReplyDelete"the garden quilted leaf by leaf" is such a beautiful image, Linda! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all who visited and enjoyed my poem. Although it is nearly one week into November, we have seventies again seems more like the beginning of fall. Leaves are still tumbling down into a myriad of covers! : ) Enjoy your "extra" hour tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI see that leaf! I love the image of the quilt on the ground. Restful. <3
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth, glad you see it! They're still trailing down!
DeleteLinda, lovely glimpse of your day here. The quietness and leaf quilt covering the garden is palpable. It's like I'm there with you.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I see the leaf and love how you appreciated the stillness. Your observations are metaphorical for life. Love the quilted garden thought. Thanks for sharing this! Carol at The Apples in My Orchard
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the garden's being quilted leaf by leaf, as if it's being tucked in for the winter. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks much, Denise, Carol, and Susan. Our autumn continues, leaf by leaf, the longest beauty I remember. I actually saw a butterfly today! No freeze yet!
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