Welcome! It’s Writers Quote Wednesday sponsored by Colleen Chesebro of ‘Silver Threading‘ and Ronovan Hester of ‘Ronovan Writes‘. Anyone can participate by choosing a quote by a favorite writer then you may add artwork, photography, a short piece of flash fiction or poetry to share with us all. You can add anything you like to highlight your quote. Have fun with it!
We have a great theme this week: AUTUMN chosen by Colleen.
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Autumn is a beautiful time of year. Here in south Florida we don’t have much shedding of leaves from deciduous trees but we do share the earlier arrival of night and the cooling of the temperature, although only slightly down here. Nevertheless, the feeling of autumn is very present and it’s one of my favorite times of year. That being said, we still have 15 days of summer left and I plan to make the most of it. 😉
I did grow up in the north, New York City, and I do sometimes miss the red and gold autumn palette. I came across the poem, ‘Leaves’ by Elsie N. Brady on Tumblr and it is such a beautiful and sweet poem, definitely worth sharing with my friends here. Enjoy!
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Leaves
by Elsie N. Brady
How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,
Colors gleaming in the sun.
At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow.
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“I see the turning of a leaf dancing in an autumn sun, and brilliant shades of crimson glowing when a day is done.”
~Hazelmarie Mattie Elliott
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“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.”
~Shira Tamir
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Summer went away
So that wind and leaves can play
Over the meadow
Leaves tire, floating to the ground
To dress the field in scarlet gown
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It’s the middle of the week. We’re almost over the hump, so enjoy the rest of the week.
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Fabulous fall images and words!
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Thank you Cindy!
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Everything about your post, makes everything I love about Autumn, come alive for me! ❤
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That’s wonderful Annette! Your comment put a big goofy smile on my face. 😀 xx
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My favorite time of year.
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It certainly is a great time of year. Fall makes me think of family, s’mores, horror movies, and cuddling. 😉
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And pumpkin everything, and Halloween, and autumn leaves.
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Absolutely beautiful words, Vashti. My spirit soars when I look at all the photos and read the autumn themed quotes. This is my favorite time of year. Loved it! ❤
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Yay! I’m always thrilled when you enjoy my post. ❤ xx
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I look forward to it every week! 😀
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Aww! That’s so sweet. I love participating in your challenge every week. ❤
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Autumn’s my favourite time of the year… this post is a perfect lead-in for darker nights and kicking up the leaves 😀
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Thank you Al! I love autumn too. I think all the seasons have their charm. 😉
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That’s certainly true! ❤
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Beautiful, Vashti. And I, to, will make the most of what’s left of summer. We have it colder here as the desert is in the realm of extremes.
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Thank you Sunni! I could imagine. Yes, make the most of what warm weather you have left. 🙂
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Your picture of Scribbles is very cute. I love pumpkin orange. Also some beautiful poetic images of autumn leaves. 🙂
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Thank you Janice! I’m happy you like the post. Pumpkins certainly do photograph well and there’s something about the color orange that puts me in a good mood. 🙂
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So very beautiful Vashti … Autumn and its reds and golds is such a lovely time of the year.
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You’re right it is a beautiful time of year and the fall colors seem to have a yin / yang effect on people. Thank you my friend. ❤ xx
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Wise words. Thanks for sharing them, Vashti. 🙂 I especially like this one…
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.” ~Shira Tamir
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I love that quote too, Maria. Thank you! 🙂
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My pleasure 😊
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Gorgeous image and words. My best season ever.
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Thank you! Yes, autumn is a beautiful season. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing all those great quotes and poem.
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You’re very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed. 😀
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Amazing post Vashti, so full of brilliant colours and beauty!
sharmishtha
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Thank you! I enjoyed your post, as well. Have a great day!
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Oh, thanks for sharing that wonderful poem – so serene, and graceful. I love the quotes and the beautiful colours in the image xx
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I’m happy you enjoyed the post, Melissa. You’re welcome and thank you. 🙂
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Aww…I love this. 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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Yay! Thank you. 😀 xx
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I loved them all!!! SO GOOD. Victoria Erickson has written some beautiful words about fall that I’m love with. 🙂
xoxo
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I’m happy you love the post! 😀 Share an example of her poetry with us. ❤ xx
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Hi Vashti, for me Autumn is my favourite season perhaps because I was born in Autumn 😊. Your graphics and collection of words and poetry gel so well x X X.
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Autumn is a great season. Many great people were born in autumn. 😉 Thank you! 😀 xx
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