Art "Sacred Bond"
By Lee Bogle

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Unexpected Autumn
By La Belle Rouge


it was not in spring
when new life blossomed
and fragrance filled ambiance
lured hungry hummingbirds
it was not when i learned
of fluttering butterflies
that softly glide on breezes
of fledgling first kisses
and fanciful youthful dreams
of white weddings, cherubic babes


nor was it in sultry summer
when long days heat with desire
hot nights explode with passion
and the world seems bursting
with the small sensual nuances
shaping all the senses
to create a natural woman


it is now, when nights evolve
into extended darkness
weddings no longer appear white
and babes have become men
autumn changes our season
a taste of the late harvest
a touch of indian summer heat
before drifted snows lie heavy
against the bolted door of love


a last dance shared together
in frosted meadows before
the summer rose drops her petals
and we pensively fold away
soft garments of summer
to sit by the winter fireside
wrapped in blankets of memories
immortalizing the colorful beauty
of our unexpected autumn love



9/2/2008 La Belle Rouge

“Poetry, Love Whispers”

Music "Colors Of The Wind"