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For Jcb Brul's Autumn Leaves Contest

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On days of brisk wind, I like to see the autumn leaves - bold and beautiful – like miniature colorful kites flying up into crisp air, then descending to the ground where they scatter and tumble sometimes like tiny acrobats along the streets and sidewalks. Enjoy the crunch of them beneath your feet! Some of the leaves of deciduous trees are hangers-on that stay dull brown until they drop at last in spring whilst other trees shed their glorious gowns becoming skeletons midst the evergreens of winter. Savor their gold, crimson, and amber beauty while you can, and be like me - Don’t bother to rake them away. Let those fallen leaves of autumn linger on your lawn through winter’s chill. They are doing nature a favor - replenishing the soil and providing home and fodder for small animals and birds!

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Date: 11/8/2024 6:21:00 AM
A real Gem. Well chosen pictures like 'colorful kites'; clever sounds of 'crunch under my feet'. I was never bold enough to leave them on the ground. I wish.
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Date: 10/25/2024 2:31:00 PM
I see your delightful work on the winners' list. I am so happy for you to see it there. Way to go. Congratulations. Sara K
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Date: 10/25/2024 9:46:00 AM
Congrats Andrea! Love the tiny acrobats. :)
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Date: 10/24/2024 6:13:00 AM
Wonderful Andrea, just leave those leaves alone.....they got work to do. Congrats on the top spot, well deserved (IMNSHO)
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Date: 10/24/2024 1:59:00 AM
Lovely win, Andrea, congratulations:)
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Date: 10/23/2024 12:58:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful write with great pictures...  Have a wonderful Autumn day writing away.................
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Date: 10/23/2024 9:47:00 AM
Great imagery, Andrea. Congrats on your winning placement.
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Date: 10/21/2024 6:32:00 PM
I love poems with beautiful imagery, this is certainly a lovely one. Autumn gives us so much to write about doesn't it? It is such a sensory season. Your poem is nice to read outloud and like the season, I liked it so much
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/21/2024 7:32:00 PM
Do I know you already? I enjoyed your comments. Let me check out some of your poems.
Date: 10/15/2024 2:30:00 PM
Ravishingl picture of Autumn, Dear Andrea! Fall leaves make me feel very nostalgic!
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Date: 10/14/2024 12:47:00 AM
What a splendid autumn imagery my dear poet friend. How I love to stay long in this place if I've chance. I love this poem a lot. Thanks for sharing. All the best in the contest. Hugs. God bless you always, your loved ones and your writings.
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Date: 10/13/2024 6:23:00 AM
Beautifully done. To have a mind not to rake the fallen leaves is admirable, when we consider the benefits they do to the soil and young plants. All the Best dear Andrea ....
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Date: 10/13/2024 5:30:00 AM
You deserve a high placement. Your imagery is splendid. Your sounds and visuals of Autumn are of high degree. Hugs.
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Date: 10/12/2024 1:18:00 PM
Those falling leaves of Autumn, a beauty to behold, silently they descend, covering fields with nature's gold. Good luck in the contest Andrea.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/12/2024 2:03:00 PM
By the way, regarding your feelings on punctuation: here in your comment to me, your punctuation is superb.
Date: 10/12/2024 12:35:00 PM
Lovely, visual write. And excellent nature advice. Got to rake them up though, the wife can't tolerate the mold.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/12/2024 2:05:00 PM
Thanks, Joe. My husband is disabled now and can barely walk around the house. Thankfully neither of us have ever raked even one leaf!
Date: 10/12/2024 1:08:00 AM
The "carpet" or strata of various trees produce specific symbiotic ecosystems for various beneficial plants in mitigating extreme temperature changes and even insects like bumble bees use them to survive through winter Nature's a trip!
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Date: 10/11/2024 11:51:00 PM
Very lovely poem ,dear Andrea. Well done! Have a great weekend!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/12/2024 2:05:00 PM
Thanks, Mulu
Date: 10/11/2024 5:36:00 PM
'They dance in the air like colorful kites' Very nicely penned Andrea
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/12/2024 2:06:00 PM
Thanks. It is probably my only really creative line. Heehee
Date: 10/11/2024 4:55:00 PM
What a beautiful poem <3 Liked "colorful kites"- if this is for a contest, best of luck!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/12/2024 2:06:00 PM
Thanks, dear Paige.

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