The fading importance of
prior achievements fall golden
from trees once productive.
Catching the soft autumn light to
glimmer their glory or
as a finale to what was.
I’ve been doing some reading of books of poetry and some books and blogs on writing poetry. I was excited to read a useful explanation of using metaphors in poetry posted in Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft on the website dVerse – Poets Pub. A couple days later while driving through gently falling yellow leaves catching the soft autumn sunlight I had my inspiration for trying my hand at using metaphors. Not an easy shift for someone who had spent a lifetime doing and teaching technical writing.
A New Day: Living Life Almost Gracefully 
I think your transition is going beautifully, poetry-wise and season-wise!
LikeLike
Thanks – it is a bit exhilarating to try something new at this stage in my life.
LikeLike
Excellent – both the photo and poem!!
LikeLike
Thanks, Nora.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Write more and more. Join the pub. You will have a lot of fun. 😊
LikeLike
Thanks for the encouragement, Imelda.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Welcome and see you one soon. 🙂
LikeLike
Lovely image and poem.
LikeLike
Thanks, Charles. I’m feeling a little nervous putting poetry out there – along with the notion that an “old woman can learn new ways to speak.”
LikeLike
That poem is fantastic!
LikeLike
Do you really think this is a good use of metaphor? I have sat upon it for a few days and every time I came back to it I liked it, changing “productive” to a different word that didn’t work, so back to my original choice.
LikeLike