Season End – A Nonet

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Season End

Broken shadows across the cracked ground
Sun slipping lower in the sky
as each day does come and go
Shorter days, longer nights
until equinox
Summer lets go
for Autumn
to be
here

 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Laura is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight
and has prompted us with September and
the changing of seasons.  There are two
prompts offered.  This one is a Nonet.

For those who like a syllabic challenge, I invite you to write a NONET – a nine line poem that begins with 9 syllables, descending line by line to 1 syllable.
Select ONE of these 9 syllable lines as your opener (or more if you wish to write several nonets)

1. It seems as though you are still summer (cite Merwin)
2. Broken shadows across the cracked ground (cite Merwin)
3. The earthed lightning of a flock of swans (cite Heaney)
4. One side is wild with foam and glitter (cite Heaney)

I chose #2

Image by Pexels from Pixabay 

Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

26 thoughts on “Season End – A Nonet”

    2. Thanks Truedessa for reminding me that it is an equinox, not a solstice, this time. I always get them turned around 😕 💕

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  6. “Sun slipping lower in the sky” is a good followup to the opening line. I picture the lower sun casting longer misshapen shadows. I wanted to include that in my nonet, but I couldn’t figure out how to do so. But here, you’ve done that just by hinting at it. 🙂

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    1. Thank you Ken. I just read yours and it was stunning! You needn’t have worried about the sun lowering in the sky. It was perfect ☺️

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