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The Way Fall Came
First the wind of Fall was soft
Not strong at all, but just enough
To tell the birds to go
It trickled in like coming rain
Did not suffice to drink the plants
But just enough to sow
First the wind of Fall was soft
Yet soon it was a whole new gust
That rustled every bough
First the wind of Fall was soft
And though it was the way it came
The Fall is Winter now...
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riotface97
Tue, 2017-09-26 10:06
Hi Basya, thanks for the read.
Personally, I find rhyme-schemes can run the risk of sounding derivative, but I like this. My favourite line was "Not strong at all, but just enough. To tell the birds to go." It seemed beautifully melancholic. As if a portrayal of a necessary, yet valid sadness. I would recommend, however, that you play around with the addition of stanzas to possibly draw us further into this world, and also the number of repetitions of the initial line. Is there a reason it begins three of them yet not the other? Whilst saying this, I really enjoyed the piece, and hope to see more of your work in the future.
Nicholas.