Those Autumn leaves
Mike's September $ prompt
Best friends forever, we pledged
As we walked amongst the Autumn leaves
I Remember, when you gave me that great big, giant
Teddy Bear, it sure felt wonderful snuggling in the warmth
When Teddy and I cuddled so I could
easily fall asleep
But that was then, when we were young, and innocence
sang between the leaves of autumn trees
But now we have grown, the trees seem smaller
September dawns in rainbow shades of sapphire
Pink, rose, violet, yellow, orange, green and white
Teddy is tattered and torn, asleep in the attic of my old home
I still visit with him, whenever I go for a visit
The forget-me-not, morning glory, and the aster
Still bloom bright in summer months in the front garden
of my childhood home
Then September comes around again
And you, my best friend, still here by my side
holding my hands
As we stroll beneath the lovely autumn trees
Oh, how I love
Those autumn leaves!
About the Creator
Antoni De'Leon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).
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Comments (17)
beautiful tribute to the beauty and friendship of youth
Great story. And Teddy goes where all good Teddy Bears go - up in the attic, to be visited now and then, Wonderful writing. So descriptive.
ohh man this is so cozy!
insightful
Wow this was so good. I hope you won the prompt
The picture immediately made me think of Winnie-The-Pooh haha, and I like how this is set in Autumn- the season we most often associate with change! Like growing up and looking back. Nicely done Antoni:)
Beautiful, poignant - I love “innocence sang between the leaves of autumn trees”
Wow. This is spectacular. I absolutely love it. Congrats!
Spectacular mature poem!!! Loved it!!!❤️❤️💕 Congratulations on Leaderboard win too!!!
Congrats on your win on the Leaderboard. Well deserved, keep on writing great stories.
Congratulations for your second place win under Emerging Creators 🥳🥳🎉
I love everything about autumn and I love everything about this poem, it’s always a good thing when the old things stick around.
An absolutely beautiful poem, it ties into memories of childhood.
Lovely story wrapped in a heartwarming poem😊
A very touching story. Well done.
So very autumn-y and upliftingly lovely in a whimsical way. Walking into autumn.
This is lovely and the picture is so cute