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Falls Strength

Tonja R. McClain 1973 (Cincinnati)

September 23 
Walking underneath
a golden canopy
of leaves

the wind swirls them above.
I feel like, I am
seeing a part of heaven.

Then, I watch my feet
crunching the leaves and the smell of autumn.
I breathe it in.

About this poem

I wrote this walking in the woods in fall. I love the sights, smells and sounds of fall.

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Written on October 10, 2010

Submitted by tonjamcclain on September 02, 2023

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Scheme XXX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 203
Words 45
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3
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2 Comments
  • Vixility
    Vixility
    Love your ‘about this poem’ comment and couldn’t agree more! The following are the notes I took as I read through all the September poems:

    “Beautiful imagery: I could see the reticulated gold light descending through the canopy, the perfumed breeze and the crunching leaves beneath my feet as well! This poet had a wonderful handle on potent and vivid displays of imagery, no question!” 
    LikeReply6 months ago
  • lizcoles22
    lizcoles22
    I love autumn xxxx beautiful
    LikeReply6 months ago

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