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Autumn Path: Image Poem offering

11/14/2017

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Happy Poetry Friday! Autumn has fallen over the ridge. My poem this week is inspired by an autumn path I stumbled across here on the ridge. I hope you enjoy it and that you'll stop by Jane's spot www.raincitylibrarian.ca/ for more poetry offerings!

I am all for taking the road less traveled, and I'm never disappointed. One early fall evening, I came upon this sunlit path. It made me stop right in my tracks. The image of the path with draping goldenrod and the friendly forest trees, evoked a calming sensation within my writer's soul. I was instantly inspired to write a poem based on this visual image. I hope to share this poem with one of our Poetry Friday friends, Carol Varsalona. She has graciously invited poets to contribute a digital poem offering to her Autumn Ablaze Gallery. Be sure to check out many more image poems there! 
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Invitation to Write:

Try taking a path you have never followed before. Your path might be real or imagined. Whatever notion comes to mind, follow it. May its images and words inspire you to write.
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Sally Murphy link
11/16/2017 09:05:52 pm

"A web of night is spun"
A beautiful poem (and photo). I love this line especially.
the idea of following unusual paths is an important one for sparking creativity.

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Michelle Kogan link
11/16/2017 09:22:28 pm

Beautiful and mysterious closing to this rich fall poem, and image Kiesha,
"A web of night is spun.
The days of autumn have begun."

I like the idea of taking an imagined path one hasn't gone on before too

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Linda Mitchell link
11/17/2017 03:19:54 am

Oh, goodness....I want to walk that path. Alas, I will have to find my own in my own neighborhood. What a delightful find for you and for us. Thank you, Keisha. Lovely words to start my day.

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Linda Baie link
11/17/2017 05:42:54 am

Gorgeous picture and poem, Kiesha. It must have been exhilarating to find that path, then write. I love "prickle the path". Keep wandering! And Happy Thanksgiving!

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Kay Jernigan McGriff link
11/17/2017 06:00:59 am

Beautiful photo and poem! I can see why it stilled your poet's heart. My heart sang at "prickle the path."

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Laura Shovan link
11/17/2017 07:23:26 am

I'm so glad to see beautyberry mentioned in your poem, Kiesha! My neighbors have this shrub in their yard. The purple berries are so striking that I had to look up the name of the plant.

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Brenda link
11/18/2017 05:08:01 am

Gorgeous poem. And I've wondered about that purple-berry shrub for years. Beautyberry... I love learning new things, especially from poems as visual and stunning as yours.

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4/10/2018 04:14:26 pm

Your poem affected life?! Yes, you can share your lovely poem and its great "after story" with the world... Submit now on LifePoemsProject.com

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