AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

A Touch of Koan




Autumn calls the leaf to fall
The leaf assumes the final dance of colour
Snug on a velvet chair a book waits to be loved
Some leaves turn to gold



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Real Toads ~ A Mini-Challenge for Sunday ~ Koan


11 comments:

Kerry O'Connor said...

Oh I love that last line! What a perfect conclusion. This is a poem every bibliophile could not fail to take to heart.

Mary said...

Very nicely composed "koan." Not to mention the beautiful photo.

Ella said...

I want to be the book! :D
Pretty!

Naquillity said...

very nice capture of fall leaves. beautiful color. have a great night~

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Now THIS i9s a perfect koan. Such enhanced meaning...just lovely.

Abin Chakraborty said...

evocative picture.exquisite koan.brilliant!

Hannah said...

Wow!! Brilliance your last line that brings it all together is amazing!! I live your photograph also...such an artist in word and image!! Great ones, Gemma!!

Karishma Shetty said...

Awwwww!! Beautiful thought!! Some books are truly priceless 'leaves of gold'

My name is Riet said...

That is so beautiful, the shadows and the words

Mary Ann Potter said...

Beautifully done and so appreciated by this book lover - some leaves indeed turn to gold!

Scarlet said...

What a lovely koan ~ I like leaves turning to gold ~

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