No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face
-John Donne
A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summers wave good bye
Leaves in the Fall come tumbling down,
Scarlet and yellow, russet and brown,
Leaves in the garden are swept in a heap,
The trees are ready for sleep.
Gathering Leaves
by Robert Frost
Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.
I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.
But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.
I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?
Next to nothing for weight,
And since they grew duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.
Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop?
I also searched for apple poems but could only find sing-songy preschool poems and Robert Frost's After Apple Picking. Let me know if you have a good apple picking poem. :)
Here's a couple of Autumn themed layouts I just completed...
Patterned paper is Daisy Buckets Designs "In the Meadow." Felt leaves cut with Sizzix. Hand-stitched swirl. Based on a sketch by Jayne Jones.
This one is a copy of my "Good Day Sunshine" layout. I couldn't decide on a title - Apple Picking or Apple of My Eye. Then I thought it would also make a great school layout, so I just skipped a title altogether!
The apple print is K I Memories "School Days," the apple lace is K I Memories Lace Cardstock, and the green polka-dot is Daisy Bucket Designs "Playful Petals." The felt apple was cut with my Sizzix.
Be sure to read Sommer's post again - just because Kaitlyn is so stinkin' cute! And for the link to your chance to win a $25 shop gift certificate!!
No comments:
Post a Comment