I was out sweeping my patio of the leaves fallen already, really just to be outside on a lovely day, two days until fall. In hiding lay a tiny, lovely surprise! It felt like a last goodbye, as Carol writes, "summer's end".
Wishing you this kind of autumn's beginning: "It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it."
Diana Gabaldon, Outlander
I love when a task is interrupted by a splash of color and a moment of beauty. Thank you for sharing yours, Linda. :)
ReplyDeleteLinda, I love the sweet poem with its rhyming and rhythm that your purple bloom inspired. The title is perfect. Yes, you should linger awhile with that beauty. Happy first of autumn!
ReplyDeleteOops, I keep forgetting to sign. It's Denise who can't seem to sign into her Blogger account by phone today.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem and photo, Linda. Wonderful that you got a sweet last goodbye from your lavender friend. Like the Gabaldon quote too!!
ReplyDeleteI see you love the change of season, too, admiring the purple reminder of summer. Happy autumn, Linda!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely garden surprise! Glad you lingered awhile.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem, I like how both your words and the photo make the reader want to linger too! Thank you for sharing this surpise glimpse during autumn in your day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture and sentiment! One last summer pop of purples and greens before the change over to reds, oranges, and yellows.
ReplyDeleteThat PURPLE! It certainly would stop me in my tracks. How wonderful that you could sit and spend time with it, too. :)
ReplyDeleteThe tone of your poem is perfect! It's a tiny bit old fashioned with a surprise of purple. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAww, what a sweet surprise, Linda! -- Anastasia
ReplyDeleteI love purple flowers and your beautiful verbs: spilt, swept, spied.
ReplyDeleteLinda, after seeing your message to Karen, I came back to your post. I was surprised that my comment to you did not appear on your site on Friday. I remember writing how I loved the purple flower against the green in your photo. That was a good find. Your poem pairs beautifully with your photo. The rhyming helps build your story. The leaf next to stray petals is a good representation of the changing of the seasons. Would you like to add your image poem to my Destination: Summer's End Padlet? I think it fits in nicely to the topic.
ReplyDeleteI can just picture a little fairy or sprite emerge somewhere from your pic or between the lines of your lovely poem–the poem and pic both make me smile. Thanks Linda, Happy Fall and perhaps more lovely Fall surprise findings!
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone! I was at the bookstore most of yesterday, no time to reply to each of you. Wishing you all a grand first week of fall!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to be paid for your labor, Linda. I love this surprise and a last goodbye.
ReplyDeleteBonus pay —"were petals spied/not one but five"! I love the color contrasts you captured in nature and in your words..."color surprised amidst the brown." Nice work! And physical workout ;)
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