Guitars are strumming,
folks are laughing,
joy is falling
with the season.
Blushing cheeks
match the changing
leaves, on the oaks,
and the maples.
It's been a while,
but I'm wearing Mom-Mom's sweater,
and the streaks of soft fabric
resemble the patches of baby blue,
rosy pink, and puffy white
in the new-morning sky.
Air is sharp,
the sun shines bright,
my body is warm while I embrace
the cherry-red ceramic
with hot tea and honey.
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Author:
Sarah Abbott (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: When my Mom-Mom (my Grandma) passed away a couple of years ago, I was given some of her sweaters as a Christmas gift from my parents. It's hard to wear them sometimes, but today, I wore one while working at a farmers market in Massachusetts. Wearing Mom-Mom's sweater led me to reminisce about being home in The Adirondack Park during the fall season; I used to bundle up in large sweaters and wool socks, and I almost always had a cup of tea in my hands to help keep me warm. This poem is essentially a mix of some of my favorite autumn moments, with one special person in mind. The image was taken last weekend when I took the opportunity to visit home- I was happy to see the colorful nature again.
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Comments3
Great write and wonderful tribute
Thank you very much! I appreciate that 🙂
Welcome
I really like the rhythm of this poem!
Thank you kindly!
WELCOME SARAH ~ For a very beautiful and personal poem ~ it made me cry ~ thinking of you MOM MOM and the joy and memories wearing her sweater gave you. Fall in MASS is awesome (I'm from UK) and what better place than a Farmers Market I can smell the FRUIT and VEG and I got my PUMPKIN yesterday to hollow for Halloween and make PUMPKIN SOUP ~ delicious ! I love "free verse" poetry and yours flows like mapla syrup and honey ! Thanks for caring and sharing ~ more please ~ YOURS BRIAN
Oh, thank you so much! I am so happy you enjoyed it!
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