OCTOBER FOG!
There is something unique about autumn fog.
2012 FOGGY BACKDROP!
Such a haunting backdrop for the golden leaves that hang on the tree and cover the lawn. This led me to write a poem. Here it is!
F O G G Y O C T O B E R D A Y!
When I look out the window
I see grey patches
behind gold splotches
on our silver maple tree.
Black branches
drenched by rain
seem to yawn and stretch
on this foggy morn’.
Note: This poem was written for a Wednesday prompt at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.ca/2012/10/kenias-wednesday-challenge.html . The prompt called for borrowing some words from another poem & then to write a surreal poem. Due to weather conditions today, I took a different pathway. Foggy, it is in my town today & I was inspired by a favourite poet, Carl Sandburg, who wrote Fog. Ironically, the words”swirl fog” quoted by the prompter, also set me onto this pathway. Thanks!
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Stunning, Patricia… the perfect back drop for this brilliant yellow. Great gray swirling fog of poem, too!!!
I haven’t written yet, I was going to look for lines to inspire first, I guess…. 
It is amazing how luminous the tree is still! The fog gives it an interesting perspective for sure! thanks.:)
Look forward to reading yours when it is up.
We had such a fog 2 days ago here, it was hard to see anything to drive. I love the colours of autumn but, don’t want winter to arrive.
This was a lovely read
Fog can be scary for driving. I don’t mind if winter is slow to arrive!
Thanks for the read!
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Beautiful poem of a foggy fall morning. Love how your trees yawn and stretch.
Thanks Susie!Another foggy day, today, has turned into a beautiful summer/autumn day. Hope you are having a good one!
aloha Patricia Anne – fog. is indeed surreal – or maybe it is objects in the fog that become surreal. i like the gray and gold contrast. the image makes me want to walk out into that fog. cool. aloha.
Aloha, right back to you Rick!
In the fog, our tree just seemed to stand out so well. Now after a couple of windy days, it is practically leafless but the structure is still a great presence in the backyard.
Have a great weekend!
I thought of Carl Sandburg as I read this, of course; then I wondered if Carl Sandburg was thinking of you, and that thought, inspired by your poem, was so surreal it made me shiver. Well done!
K
Well Kay, I have to say
Your sweet comment
Made my day!
Have a great weekend!