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Autumn Promise
By Leann Marshall

Do not despair over spent blooms
For as they wilt
The world becomes patchwork
Orange, yellow, brown and green
Transforms the land
A quilt, pieced lovingly
By Mother Nature’s hand
And as the last leaf falls
A whisper of her enduring promise
Travels on the winds:
“Sleep, Child, warm and cozy under
Winter’s icy touch,
A blanket of falling snow
Patterns of white lace
Upon the window;
For soon will come the day
His frozen grip rescinds
And then the beauty shall return
Brought forth the blessed warmth
And everything for which we yearn
Those gentle blossoms
Loved so much.”
"So much to do, so little time" seems to have become my mantra
since I retired. This Sketch Notes is very short--only one poem
(written this month) by me and dedicated to everyone who feels a little
sorry to see warm weather go.

December will bring a full issue with lots of good writing by different
writers. If you would like your poem or short story featured for
December, scroll down and email me, and take a look at the archives
while you're there.

Here's hoping you have a safe, loving and memorable Thanksgiving,
and don't forget to bookmark this site so you can return to Sketch
Notes in December (right around the corner!)