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Array ( [sid] => 145876 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The Autumn Patient [time] => 2008-10-24 00:39:02 [hometext] => [bodytext] => I have seen Autumn febrile—
Cold and warm, to shiver,
Then still.
I have seen the trees liver-
Red, bile-yellow; lose their
Gall.
I have seen hair
Fall.

I have seen men fry a strand
In smoke,
Kids and
Strained old folk
Emerge to romp
And riot,
Then chomp
Off a branch and fry it.

I have seen Autumn ill—
Leaves plummet
In a nightly spill,
Spit
Meals
Or a feast,
Reveals
Of wreckage in the East.

I have seen Autumn cough
And quake,
Slough
Jewels for the sake
Of earnest cold
And wind on skin,
Leaves sold
To the graves of women.

I have seen this bane
Pawned in brooch
Or chain—
And approach
The ground by branch,
Or as a single drone,
Prodded by ranch-
Hand or decided alone.

And I have seen the price
Of Autumn’s early cache,
The ice
Upon a rash
Where the leaves were hurled
Early;
Winter curled
Up strong and burly. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 210 [topic] => 27 [informant] => screwge [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => NaturePoetry )

The Autumn Patient

Contributed by screwge on Friday, 24th October 2008 @ 12:39:02 AM in AEST
Topic: NaturePoetry

I have seen Autumn febrile—
Cold and warm, to shiver,
Then still.
I have seen the trees liver-
Red, bile-yellow; lose their
Gall.
I have seen hair
Fall.

I have seen men fry a strand
In smoke,
Kids and
Strained old folk
Emerge to romp
And riot,
Then chomp
Off a branch and fry it.

I have seen Autumn ill—
Leaves plummet
In a nightly spill,
Spit
Meals
Or a feast,
Reveals
Of wreckage in the East.

I have seen Autumn cough
And quake,
Slough
Jewels for the sake
Of earnest cold
And wind on skin,
Leaves sold
To the graves of women.

I have seen this bane
Pawned in brooch
Or chain—
And approach
The ground by branch,
Or as a single drone,
Prodded by ranch-
Hand or decided alone.

And I have seen the price
Of Autumn’s early cache,
The ice
Upon a rash
Where the leaves were hurled
Early;
Winter curled
Up strong and burly.

Copyright Â© screwge ... [ 2008-10-24 00:39:02]
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Re: The Autumn Patient (User Rating: 1 )
by shizzle on Friday, 24th October 2008 @ 11:28:51 AM AEST
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this really does a good job putting images of a season in your head. great job

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