 FRUITS, Autumnal benficience |
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 Oct 13 09, 01:13
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 Laureate Legionnaire  Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends  |
FRUITS
As autumn comes we pay our dues, thanksgiving for a rash of fruits; not all are of the eating kind - varied shape pine cones come to mind. Huge glossed chestnuts in spiky garb for horses who won’t need bicarb; while we enjoy edible kind - roasted, hot, very refined. We wander through the fallen leaves crunched and curled, cast-off poet’s sheaves ? There’s hidden treasure in there too dear doggy’s fruits, all over shoe .... Alan McAlpine Douglas ·······  ······· |
  
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Oct 14 09, 06:09
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Ornate Oracle  Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr |
Alan,
At first I thought this was going to be one of a multitude of our hymns to Autumn but as I read on it gave me something to smile about. In each line you captured the true essence of the season. Some things are treats for mankind and others are delicacies for nature's other creatures. How many times have poets written about falling leaves? At least you gave some hint of that when you stated...cast-off poet’s sheaves . My only quirk is that I would like a few more lines of your witty observations of a season that has been the focus of every writer and poet for hundreds of years. JLY ······· ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
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Oct 15 09, 01:49
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
Dear John,
Thank you. I try never to write the "usual" ! This must be a first, or close to - asked to write MORE ! Love Alan ······· ······· |
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Oct 15 09, 10:01
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Alan, Yep you got to watch out walking through those autumn leaves, or as Frank Zappa said 'don't you eat that yellow snow, you don't know where them huskies go.' Doggy fruits eh? Hmm somehow I just can't picture fecal matter as a fruit, but I do enjoy your boundless sense of humor.
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Oct 15 09, 11:32
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
Dear Steve,
fruit: * noun: the consequence of some effort or action * noun: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant * noun: an amount of a product Thanks for the comments, but I think you will have to allow, per the defs 1 & 3 here ! Love Alan ······· ······· |
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| Guest_TheBryBenno_* |
Oct 20 09, 08:36
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I liked your view of autumn. Good references to horses and dogs, haha. It is a wonderful season. Interesting use of "roasted, hot, very refined." That's a good way of describing man's edible chestnuts.
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Oct 20 09, 09:13
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
Dear Tbb,
Nice to see you around the boards, and active as a new member. Thank you for the comment. You might be appreciating this because I too am "bry/wry" ! Love Alan ······· ······· |
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