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Autumn Night

A poem reflecting on the beauty of an evening in the fall

By Michele HardyPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Top Story - May 2022
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Sunset over the lake in Orlando Copyright @Michele Hardy

Autumn Night

Silver light on the autumn trees

Fills their leaves with ice

While gentle breezes all round

Blow their leaves to the sky

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Stars paint the blackened night

Stealing the breath of moon

She stays behind the softened clouds

To hide her envious swoon

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Crickets play their gentle song

The night is their time

And the weeping willow swings her boughs

To join in their rhyme

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A pair of lovers walk hand in hand

Enjoying their heart's romance

They wish this night would last forever

And their love stay in its trance

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Another song steals the sky

This no ear can hear

For the moon retreats to horizon's edge

As sun will soon appear

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Pinks, reds, and blues

Fill the softening sky

Silence is heard all around

As night whispers good bye

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As fast as the darkness came

It was tucked away by the dawn

Forcing me to wait the morrow

For the night of which I am fond

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About the Creator

Michele Hardy

Content Moderator @ Creatd (NASDAQ: CRTD)

Writer of horror fiction 🥰👻

Favorite novels and main source of inspiration are:

- Don Quixote by Don Miguel Cervantes

- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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Very well written. Keep up the good work!

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  • randy Davidson 3 months ago

    Hello friendly, lovely, story, writer, I would like to be friends with you I love them all, and I'll share your story Do you mind us be friends??

  • L.C. Schäfer11 months ago

    Lovely! Hello from a fellow Gaiman fan! Good Omens is my favourite 😁

  • C. H. Richard11 months ago

    Beautiful ♥️

  • Hamza Shafiq11 months ago

    very beautiful

  • Kel12 months ago

    Loved your imagery! Cant wait for more :)

  • Suzsi Mandeville12 months ago

    Very evocative. In the last line, may I suggest drawn, instead of fond? Nice gentle use of rhyme, which naturally flows. p.s. I love The Graveyard Book too.

  • Jay Kantorabout a year ago

    Michele ~ Lovely !

  • C. Rommial Butlerabout a year ago

    Nice imagery. I especially appreciated the idea of painted stars stealing the breath of the moon. Many times have I stood before natural beauty or beautiful art with a heart wonder-filled. Once upon a time, I thought it was an escape. Now I know that I am home, that I was ever escaping INTO reality. Thank you for sharing!

  • Sarah Johns2 years ago

    So beautiful! Great job!

  • J. S. Wade2 years ago

    Lovely poem and very Cinematographic. Excellent.

  • Sam2 years ago

    Absolutely beautiful. Love the choice of words.

  • Mark Graham2 years ago

    Describes the autumn days and nights. My favorite season.

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