DEATH AND AUTUMN

[Dreamcatcher]

Autumn camouflaged as death,
invading the days of November.
Insidiously with halting breath,
ghosts of those passed on to remember.

Robed in a fading kaleidoscope,
of dying color and gray parchment skies.
The spectral autumn reaper gloats,
as all that he touches dies.

Inevitably now has come my turn,
as I sense his shadow behind me.
Muffled footsteps and eyes that burn,
soon to overtake me as I flee.

Gaining, he unfolds his shroud,
taking me within it’s darkness.
Eternity beckons, silence endowed,
from dust to dust, no more, no less.

[rinna(on leave...for eternity)]

Dreamcatcher,

I have to say that it is ALWAYS a pleasure to read you. Your verbiage always makes me smile, for some reason, LOL.

My favourite stanza...

Robed in a fading kaleidoscope,
of dying color and gray parchment skies.
The spectral autumn reaper gloats,
as all that he touches dies.


Well done...write on, please!

[_black phoenix_]

Autumn camouflaged as death,
invading the days of November.

does it truly invade? i think that autumn fits in quite nicely with early november. but then again, maybe the weather up here is a little different from what the rest of you experience?

The spectral autumn reaper gloats,
as all that he touches dies.

wonderfully put.

this was an intriguing write, dreamcatcher. im happy that i stumbled upon this.

[Seth]

Robed in a fading kaleidoscope,
of dying color and gray parchment skies.
The spectral autumn reaper gloats,
as all that he touches dies.

This is also my favorite stanza. Brilliant write,
love the fascinating mix of words and how well everything blends together.
Stellar write.