Golden light slants through the trees
dressed in blazing costumes.
Crisp air blows through the limbs as the orchestra tunes.
Gusts send a thousand ballerina leaves
into pirouetting descent
until they rest upon the ground
amid the gently rustling applause
of those awaiting the finale.
The curtain of night falls
upon one more autumn performance.
That, in a word, was Lovely, my dear... Did you write it?
ReplyDeleteOh, and the pictures are Gorgeous!
Happy Fall Day!
:-)
Very nice. . .
ReplyDeleteI live for the fall season. Wonderful words, super photos. Awesome combination.
ReplyDeleteExcellent poetry! I very visually fleeting dance performance of the season of change!
ReplyDeleteWonderful 55ve Lime!
Oh, that is simply beautiful, Lime. Nicely done. :D
ReplyDeleteBeauty, eh? We are having an Indian Summer (though the evenings are cool) and the trees are all confused they look like punk rockers with two toned hair-do's.
ReplyDeleteembee, thank you. yes i wrote it for friday 55 and the photos are my own as well.
ReplyDeletedesmond, mona, barman, james, thank you all
lecram, punk trees, i love it!
that first shot is amazing lady. i'm waiting for a smurf to come out from under a mushroom...hmm, maybe i shouldn't have drank all that cough medicine this morning
ReplyDeleteWow, great imagery in your writings! I love autumn too! I'm particularly liking the purple leaf!!!
ReplyDeleteHUGS....
Wonderful words and pictures. And a PURPLE LEAF...SCRUMPTIOUS
ReplyDeletefuriousball, if you see gargamel you have permission to step on him
ReplyDeletepolt and moannie, i was so amazed to see a PURPLE leaf i had to take a picture.
This has to be one of my all time favorite flash fictions, although not fiction at all.
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely yard too and your photos just breathless.
I like how you show us close up snippets and not just postcard scenery....
The ballerina leaves dont pirouette around here, they more like assault you in huge gusts like the hippopotamus dancers in Fantasia!
Lovely lovely lovely!
Huh. The purple leaf actually was purple, with no retouching? That is pretty cool! In the first shot, same for the... acorn top?
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Magnificent! The text and photos are inspired. We're talking dark chocolate, aged wine, top notch stuff!
ReplyDeletes, now YOU have replace the imagery with a really funny thought! i will be thinking of those hippos in tutus all day! lol
ReplyDeletesuldog, no retouching of any kind. those are the sights as i saw them through the viewfinder. no tricks. and yes the top one is an acorn top
craver, you said dark chocolate...mmmm..........thank you
Beautiful words, beautiful photos from a beautiful person. Thanks Lime.
ReplyDeleteTotally cool photos and words - I love the purple leaf and the blue sky! And I still love to find beautiful leaves and bring them inside, like I did when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI wear rose colored glasses at all times so viewing the purple leaf photo catapolted me back to the 60s where I met Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and hung out at a love in. Either that or the recipe for neighbors brownies last night was more complex than I realized...thanks for the trip.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! Fall colors are so inspiring! We had a wonderful fall but the color show came to an abrupt end with a windstorm this week...and now the front lawn is full of leaves again......
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Both the words and the pictures. :)
ReplyDeleteWords/pictures, brilliant Lime, absolutely brilliant..
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots...I want to dance along with the leaves! :D
ReplyDeleteI just love this season so much...I feel alive when it starts getting colder...thanks for the 55
That m'dear was just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite bit was
Gusts send a thousand ballerina leaves into pirouetting descent
until they rest upon the ground
amid the gently rustling applause
of those awaiting the finale.
Sheer magic. :)
beautiful pictures!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing, especially today.
You know I love the golden beauty of fall and you've captured it soooooo well - looks very much like it is in Norway right now actually.
ReplyDeleteBtw: Sorry I haven’t been around for a while - fall is a busy season - please doont feel neglected.
Wishing you a great end to your week :-)
That's an amazing 55! Love the ballerina leaves. ;-) The photos are great too. The first one looks like it's from the view of someone waking up from a mossy pillow.
ReplyDeletemost excellent, lime!
ReplyDeleteNow THATS what I'm talkin about!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect 55 Trini...
As beautiful as the author!
Autumn, both serene and piquant, is well captured here.
ReplyDeleteLove that last shot.
ReplyDeleteThose photos stunning Lime, so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Lime, just beautiful. The pictures are amazing too. It reminds me why Fall/Autumn is my favorite time of the year!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! It's my favorite season and I got a bit short changed on it with the move. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous colors.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing - talented in your eye for a picture as well as your way with words. Fall is my favorite time of the year - and you have just confirmed it in perfect presentation. I think you must have a career somewhere after the kids have flown... which has to do with writing and illustration. Thanks for making my evening.
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