The Versesmith

Weekly Scribblings #90: October “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!” " ... take your inspiration from this quote, October, or autumn in general." O chre leaves flutter, C lutter T ogether, a mosaic O de to the B eauty of summer’s death, E arthy R usset, gold, and umber.    ©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved Autumn bouquet - the vase is a new thrift store find, the little animal is a bird (his flat bird tail shows on the inside) .   The title, Feuille-morte , literally translates to "dead leaf," but also is a color.  As Merriam-Webster explains it, feuille-morte is : a brownish orange that is deeper and slightly redder than leather, yellower and deeper than spice, and yellower and deeper than gold pheasant Which about covers any autumn leaf color, doesn't it?  A brownish orange, redder than this,yellower than that, and yellower than... a gold pheasant?  I think John Locke put it best. " To make a coun...

  Weekly Scribblings #87 "...write about one (or more) things you might find at a fair..."    Sticky cotton candy, corn dogs on a stick. Caramel apples, pink popcorn, ice cream cones to lick.   Watch the piggies racing. Root for number nine. His reward’s a cookie, the ribbon will be mine.     A livestock barn with horses, goats, and woolly lambs. Another one with pastries, cakes and pies and jams.   Win a goldfish in a bowl, but only do that last. Carry it throughout the day you’ll find your fishy’s passed.   The Ferris wheel up so high stops to give a view. My tummy isn’t feeling well, I think my day is through.     ©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved   Fortunately, the fair stopped giving out live fish, and would instead award coupons good for one free goldfish from a local pet store.