Saturday, November 5, 2011

Falling One by One!

Had a huge frost last night. Went outside this morning to the sights and sound of leaves falling swiftly from the trees! There will be a lot of raking today in the neighborhood.







FALLING ONE BY ONE
by Janet F. Smart

I saw the leaves this morning
Falling one by one.

Will all the trees be naked
When the day is done?

I see the carpet building
There upon the ground.

It makes a whirling playground
And a crunching sound.
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14 comments:

  1. AnnesphamilyNovember 5, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Hi Janet! I love the pretty prose. Your blog is always delightful to visit. enjoy the weekend.

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  2. JoanneNovember 5, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    A pretty verse today, enjoying the sights of the season ... Enjoy this Autumn Saturday :)

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  3. lil red henNovember 5, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Very appropriate verse for today. When we have a killing frost, the leaves from the mulberry tree all coming floating down in one day. Then we know for sure winter isn't far away. Do you compost the leaves?

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  4. Mary L. BriggsNovember 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Love your fall poem! Our leaves are starting to do a lot of falling, too. But we still have some green, so hoping for a new burst of color.

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  5. Gorges SmytheNovember 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    My yard is full of oak leaves (and so are my gutters)! Enjoyed the poem.

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  6. B. WHITTINGTONNovember 6, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    This poem is so visual. I can see the leaves and feel the crunch beneath my feet.
    Lovely! It's always fun to see what you are writing about.
    Blessings on this lovely Sunday.
    B

    Love to hear what you bought at the Fiesta sale!

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  7. Carol KilgoreNovember 6, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Beautiful poem. Enjoy autumn!

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  8. ChristineNovember 6, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Loved your little poem Janet!

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  9. UnknownNovember 6, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    I love the poem! My hubby won a leaf blower at the bank and he's been having a great time playing with his new toy.

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  10. Susie SwansonNovember 6, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Love the poem. We don't have many leaves since we had eleven big popular trees cut down. They were going to fall on our house, if we hadn't cut them. It seems so strange to not use the blower as much.. those popular leaves really cover everything in sight..We couldn't walk through the yard it would get so full

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  11. Twisted FencepostNovember 7, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    They are falling down here, too. I love the colors of autumn, but I dread seeing winter come.

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  12. UnknownNovember 7, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Beautiful words and pictures. I love autumn and especially enjoy crunching through fallen leaves like a 5-year-old. :)

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  13. Faith, Folklore, and FriendsNovember 7, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Loved the poem. Sometimes, it looks like it is raining leaves outside. I can't keep them off the deck, much less the yard.

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  14. tipperNovember 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Love the poem! It reminds me of the first time one of my girls noticed the leaves were gone off of our bushes she said "oh no Momma they're naked and now they'll freeze" : )

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