I don’t know about you, but I was rushing around all day. Rushing through fall leaves to pick up my children, enjoying the lost sidewalk paths. Rushing from meeting to class, and then to host my young creative writers, and feed everyone, but when I finally sat down, this beautiful pen found me. It’s not glossy like something you’d see in a magazine, perhaps, but it has a sense of grace and awe about it.
If you, too, are enjoying the mad rush of the season, join me in penning some brevity (70 words or less) to accompany this painting, which apparently consecrated the 1924 publication of the Manifesto of Surrealism by the poet and critic André Breto.
Happy Tuesday!
Autumn Leaves and Love
We are piles of leaves,
the trees discarded suitors–
timeless beauties in tantric colors,
there is so much loveliness
in our geometry.
Relief is unwanted,
but with toes curling,
we reach new heights
amongst the tangled limbs,
and now we bend our heads
to worship forevermore
that fleeting fall feeling,
dried out,
dreaming of
what was,
what has already been, and
what will occur
upon the feather ground bed.
© 2022 | K.Hartless
Yard Sale of Thoughts 
This was gorgeous, K! 🙂 Lovely charming imagery here ❤
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Thank you, Tom. I must find the place that stays fall forever and take up residency. 💜😊
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a fun read; will have to look up ‘tantric colors’ and what a gorgeous pic: leaves canoodling on a park bench 🙂
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The perfect caption, John. I was thinking of those fall colors that stretch on in ecstasy with that image.
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aaaa yes. tantric indeed; have looked it up —
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A beautiful poem, K. Love the what was, is, and will be. Here’s my contribution. 🙂
I see you, through
colored leaves, which
dance
into being
a cascade
of vibrant images
outlining
the past
while crowning moments
like this
in the presence
of a love
made to last
Always a treat, this. 💜
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You always let your words fall so gracefully like the leaves. 💜 Here you’ve captured the vibrancy of the moment, and I particularly like your use of the word “crowning.” Thank you for writing alongside me. It’s one of my favorite things about Tuesdays.
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It’s always my pleasure, and a Tuesday fav of mine too. 💜
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Hi K! I was so busy I didn’t see this till now. Here are a few thoughts on your interesting picture of leaves:
Redorangeyellow
A rainbow connection of colour
A movement of sliding
A togetherness of time
Autumn
So slow but slipping away
From sitting to falling
FALL.
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Love the color slide, Sandy, and sorry I didn’t see your beautiful word cascade earlier. I love the final transition that speaks of the season and us as humans. It is oh so lovely. Thank you for writing alongside me and being so patient for my response.
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No, problems ! I am travelling and erratic with what I do. Thank you for commenting so kindly.
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