my favorite season – fall has arrived
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Fall Song
Another year gone, leaving everywhere
its rich spiced residues: vines, leaves,
the uneaten fruits crumbling damply
in the shadows, unmattering back
from the particular island
of this summer, this NOW, that now is nowhere
except underfoot, moldering
in that black subterranean castle
of unobservable mysteries – roots and sealed seeds
and the wanderings of water. This
I try to remember when time’s measure
painfully chafes, for instance when Autumn
flares out at the last, boisterous and like us longing
to stay – how everything lives, shifting
from one bright vision to another, forever
in these momentary pastures.
~ Mary Oliver ~
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image credit: Lumber Jane, Madame Cupcake@etsy
Will be lovely to see all the colours the leaves give us!
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I can’t wait
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Beautiful poem Beth. Thanks for sharing
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she’s such a beautiful writer – goes well with any season
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Indeed.
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I love fall, as well. Love to see the colors. Love sweatshirt weather. Looking forward to it!
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I so am too –
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A beautiful and poetic proclamation of autumn! I am definitely in the spirit now.
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I’m so glad –
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I, too, adore autumn. My favorite time of year and something I miss desperately since moving from New England to Florida. Thanks for the little ‘mental trip’ back, Beth. Dive through a leaf pile for me….☺️🍁🍂
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how exquisite; I love this, Beth, love ‘these momentary pastures’, this ode to the processes of nature —
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yes – glad you enjoyed it
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Love the whimsical picture, and I thought the poem was about as fine a tribute to my favorite season as I’ve read.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it
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Fall is my favourite season too. Just wish it would last a little longer…
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Fall is the most wonderful time of the year. Thank you for sharing the poem.
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It is, and I always love her poetry
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I will believe it when I see it. Or feel it. Maybe in another month.
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Ours is beginning
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Enjoy autumn to its utmost, Beth.
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I certainly will
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My favourite, too. And oh, Mary… would that I had the words like you do!
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I know!
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Fall is also my favorite season. I’m also a new fan of Mary Oliver. I’m not really a poetry person, but everything I’ve read by her is excellent – it just stays with you.
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I so agree
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this is so sweet to read. The illustration is so pleasing to eyes.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it
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Fall is so peaceful to me….the leaves very softly falling down to the ground as we re-live all of our summer fun!
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That’s it!
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Ah, Mary Oliver…thanks for that. And, yes, Fall is my favorite too.
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She always delivers
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Yep. So does Sharon Olds.
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A delightful illustration for my favorite season.
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I loved its whimsy
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How eloquently beautiful it is.
I love Fall too and this beautiful gift of nature.
Looking forward to winters 🙌
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It is always amazing
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That’s lovely. Favourite season too. Love the smell of bonfires
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Bonfires are wonderful
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Fall is my favorite season too
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So beautiful, isn’t it?
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Beautiful poem. The deer are down from the mountains now and scavenging apple trees all over the San Luis Valley. Really, what’s more beautiful than that?
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That sounds incredible
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I only experienced the beauty of fall a few years ago. And I love it a lot now… once I accepted that summer is over… lol
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That’s the bittersweet part
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Autumn is quite lovely indeed Beth.
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It always pleases
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I love Fall as well! It’s hard not to with the leaves changing color and with all the holidays you get to enjoy. I’m a fan of the mid-range temperatures too. Great post Beth!
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Thanks’
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So many mysteries of autumn! Great poem Beth!
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Many of them and she’s a brilliant poet
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Yes!!
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Fall is the best! The changing leaves and cooler temperatures are a welcome sight.
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they sure are –
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Beautiful. ❤️
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She’s one of our favorites. I miss fall here in Florida.
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I’ll bet –
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The BEST season ever!
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Yes!
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it is!!
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Miss Oliver certainly had a way with words…
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always
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Lovely!
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thank you, jennie
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You’re welcome, Beth.
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My favorite season, too! Love the pic AND Mary Oliver for a special treat…. 😍
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thank you
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Fall is the best season of all. It is gentle.
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