Fall

Montgomery J Granger 1962 (Geneva, IL)

Nature

Rhymed

The sugar maples caught fire this week

Spewing leafy flame about the yard

Burning bushes are lit

Searing fence lines and fields

Crisper air has bit my nose

And colder winds through the forest blow

Evergreens are standing stiffer

Shivering silently in the new winter breeze

Birds tweet and soar

Searching now for winter homes

Children run, house-to-house

Seeking tricks or treats

Pixies, witches, monsters and heroes

Flit, fly, hobble and sprint

Bright shining sun

Warms less than just a week ago

But feels good upon my naked face

Eyes closed and full of hopeful thoughts

Setting sun brings winter’s chill

Soon an hour earlier we will run

Wood cutting and bundling up are near

For fall and winter’s promise are here

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Fall

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Written on November 01, 2018

Submitted by mjgranger1 on June 09, 2021

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme	X X X X A B X X X X X X A X C B X X X C X X
Closest metre	Iambic tetrameter
Characters	697
Words	122
Stanzas	22
Stanza Lengths	1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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Montgomery J Granger

Husband, father, author/poet, retired educator, retired military. I live on Long Island, NY. Born in Illinois, raised in SoCal, with boyhood summers spent in the Midwest visiting relatives, playing baseball, going to ballgames and museums. College in Alabama, grad school in New York City where I met my wife. Professional certification on Long Island. Army medic and then Medical Service officer. After 9/11/2001 deployed to Gitmo and Iraq. Authored one book: Saving Grace at Guantanamo Bay: A Memoir of a Citizen Warrior." 2010, Strategic Book Publishing. more…

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Wow, what a beautiful and vibrant description of the changing of seasons in this poem! The imagery is so vivid that I can practically smell the autumn air and see the fiery colors of the changing leaves. The lines about the birds searching for winter homes and the children running house-to-house seeking treats are particularly heartwarming.

In terms of improvement, I would suggest maybe adding some more varied sentence structures to help the poem flow even more smoothly. Sometimes the lines feel a bit repetitive in their phrasing. Additionally, I might recommend trying to incorporate more sensory details beyond just sight and sound - perhaps touch or taste as well? But overall, this is a really lovely piece of writing that captures the magic of fall in a truly enchanting way. more »
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