bring on lime laced mango merry tangerine power-punch lemon-chiffon nectar to top it off let's get sloshed on boughs and falling flavors from heavenly highlights above our heads we can pretend to be gods drinking in sunshine soaked crimson latenight cavorting without morning consequences © Ali Grimshaw 2022
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we can pretend to be gods
drinking in sunshine soaked crimson
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Thank you for your reflection.
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We are not quite there yet… but soon the colors will peak I think.
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GAH. I could not love this more, Ali. I adore autumn, and this brittle-leafed binge is simply fantastic. All those colors, and drinking them in. Ahhhhh.
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Glad to hear that you were able to drink in my words. I hope they offered a lift.
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A simply fantastic write, Ali ❤
~David
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Thanks for reading.☮️
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Your poem is delightful. Kind of makes me want a fruity drink 😉
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I hope it brought lift to your day. I know I can use all the lift I can get.
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So much love in this poem
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Thank you. Glad you felt the love
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I really did! Thank you for writing that post!
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That makes my day
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Wow. That first stanza had me hooked. Lovely poem.
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Thank you so much for your kind response. I hope Mother Nature’s beauty reaches you today.
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Gorgeous! I’m ready for that tangerine power-punch to kick off around Kansas City. It is just too hot today for late September, 97 degrees right now! 🥵
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Wow. That does not sound like fall weather.
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Nope, it should cool down today more! ♥️🙏♥️
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Love fhe poem and the tree is beautiful!
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Mother Nature provides such joy. Thanks for your appreciation.
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There is so much that I love about this, Ali! Beautiful imagery and powerful emotions evoked in just a few lines. Lovely. 💜🍂
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Thanks Carrie. I do feel drunk on the beautiful leaves every Autumn. What a treasure it is to live in a place with so much beauty in the streets.
This photo is from last year so I have a lot to look forward to.
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