Just Another Candle by Charles J Hannan Dusty roads turn Autumn Along a patch of cattails Blowing softly in the breeze Telltale signs of another beginning Of another ending Summer's fading into the west As the hummingbirds dart at each other Like tiny airplanes dogfighting And a lone crysalis Dangling by thread Marks the last of the September colors The purple cone flowers are nothing more Than food for the wanting gold finches And the cooling rains will soon appear Washing away another year A little sad to see it disappear With old man winter hobbling Just around the corner Taking away my colorful life And leaving me with just another candle In my cake 09/04/2003 Posted on 09/04/2003 Copyright © 2025 Charles J Hannan Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Anne Engelen on 09/04/03 at 05:18 AM now now ...are we feeling old already??? LOL I really like this vivid picture of autumn though. So easy to see it and feel it. It's such a lovely season!! Posted by Kristine Briese on 09/04/03 at 04:30 PM Such a well-presented depiction of time passing! Posted by Vimal Rony on 09/04/03 at 11:23 PM The last stanza is too good. Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2025 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)