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Maureen Austin
{K:273} 10/7/2005
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I hope I have Anthony and thank you kind Sir...but then...
WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?? No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
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Anthony Lound
{K:6661} 10/7/2005
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Maureen, you have an amazingly keen sense of "place" and "time" ...
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Maureen Austin
{K:273} 10/6/2005
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Why thank you Anthony....the poem is the work of Marilyn Ferguson in 1987.
It seems to accompany your well captured picture,lovely time of the year.
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Anthony Lound
{K:6661} 10/5/2005
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Maureen, that is a beautiful poem which I shall place in my folder of favourite poetry. I am glad that my photo moved you to post it. Thank you :)
Anthony
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Maureen Austin
{K:273} 10/4/2005
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OCTOBER?S SHAWL
October is a splendid month
Wrapped in a flaming shawl
It holds the richest treasures
As the summer turns to fall.
The brilliant leaves swirl to the earth
Colors of orange and brown
Dipped in scarlet and touched with bronze
They fall tumbling to the ground.
The grass is dying, the flowers are gone
October is taking his stand.
He is paving the way for winter
Leaving his mark upon the land.
He does his job so silently
Splashing the woodlands with gold
To be altered by ruthless ?Ole Winter
Who enters so careless and bold.
He will crinkle the leaves that you?ve colored
Causing a state of despair
And cover the day with a blanket of gray
Forgetting you ever were there.
But, although your radiant flame must die
And the delicate leaves do fall
You?ve paved the way for snowflake days
As winter drapes your shawl.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 10/4/2005
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Beautiful! Love the undulating fields and the colors, Ina
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Slava Z
{K:1124} 10/4/2005
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No wonder they caught your attention! Good thing you took the time to stop and snap a picture, because this is quite spectacular. Well done.
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