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Red Stars

3/23/2016

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Red Stars
 
Sweet gum leaves are displayed
throughout the forest;
by the little creek,
along the path to the Hobbit tree,
in the ancient roadbed,
at the top of the whitetail gorge.
 
They spark and are brilliant
when the sun glints through
the canopy and they blaze
like red stars or amber ones,
all their points flashing,
golden stars and crimson ones.
 
Red Stars burn through the woods,
enlivening the trails
and the haunts of the deer,
the small turns of the creek,
with elegant beauty
and abounding luxury.

I love seeing the red stars of autumn.  One walk into The Piney Woods on a colorful fall day, and a person is surrounded by so much crimson it is astonishing.  I love my new camera.  It helps me capture the small miracles of the morning.
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eddie coli
3/23/2016 07:00:17 pm

sweet gums are magnificent in thefall... in your poem you capture that quality

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Texas Mystic Poet
1/31/2023 03:41:47 pm

Thank you for your comment about my poem. I have been away from my blog several years --- family issues and COVID issues. But I plan to resurrect the blog this year and just saw your comment. Thank you. If this reaches you, please let me know and thanks...

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    Texas Mystic Poet is a published poet and author who loves Texas, poetry and The Great Piney Woods. All poetry and photographs on this site are copyright protected. All poems were written by Linda Koffel and all photos were taken by Linda Koffel. They may be shared on social media....

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