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Autumnal People
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"The nutmeg and the pumpkins and the straw"


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Autumnal People

What is it then? What is it after all
Which makes each autumn ache this old refrain
Of bittersweet like the maple leaf's fall
Which falling dies that leaves might rise again?

How good it is whatever it might be
This turning tender burning of the year
So personal yet universally
Such symbol of how briefly we are here

We gather are thankful and remember
At the twilight of another year's day
November draws us to our December
It is because it has to be this way

The nutmeg and the pumpkins and the straw
The leaves in drifts anticipating snow
To welcome the freeze to hasten the thaw
What is it then? Autumnal people know

+Steven Curtis Lance



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 Reviews of "Autumnal People"
Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on November 15, 2007
good one

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on November 7, 2007
Nostalgic and symbolic with regard to the theme of live. A compelling poem, Stevie. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by Franziska Brueggerhoff (Reader)
Reviewed on November 7, 2007
Herbstliche Menschen

Was ist es denn? Was ist es überhaupt?
Was den Herbst zu seinem alten Muster besticht
Zum bitter süßen wie ein Blatt vom Ahorn fallend
Welches fallend stirbt das neue entstehen?

Wie gut es ist wie auch immer es sein mag
Diese zärtliche wendende Brennung des Jahres
So persönlich doch universell
Solch ein Symbol für unseren flüchtigen Aufenthalt

Wir sammeln auf sind dankbar und erinnern uns
An der Dämmerung des kommenden Tages eines anderen Jahres
November bringt uns zu Dezember
Das ist weil es auf diese Weise sein muss

Der Muskat und die Kürbisse und das Stroh
Die auf schnee wartenden in Briesen ziehenden Blätter
Um den Frost zu begrüßen um den tauen zuzueilen
Was ist es denn? Herbstliche Menschen wissen es



Hi I just translated your poem, just marvelous,
I do believe in you and your poetry, I really do enjoy ; )

Reviewed by Rebecca Lerwill
Reviewed on November 5, 2007
Hmm, I can just smell the maple tree. Great pic, reat poem. My kinda work!
R~

Reviewed by Chrissy McVay
Reviewed on November 5, 2007
I love the color, sounds and smells of Fall, though I know the snow is coming and I'm not a winter person.

Chrissy

Reviewed by Lew Duffey
Reviewed on November 5, 2007
Wonderful write/
God Bless,
Lew


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