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14 October 2007

Word Play

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Here's a meme I stole from Blackbird,  and put my own little twist on.
Using the letters of your name, list all things autumnal that tickle your fancy:

M - Moons pooled in orange, low against inky
      black skies
R - Rising early because the tip of my nose is cold and the sun is crazy
      swinging through my room, bouncing off of branches whipping in the
      wind.
S -  Smoke-tinged air, global warming be damned!

P - Pies Pies Pies, all things pie
O - Orbs that flood the greenmarket - apples, pumpkins, Italian eggplants,
      walnuts, turban squash, & pomegranates (of course!)
M - Meadows filled with seed pods, skeletons of birth against the brilliant
      blue October bowl of a sky
E - Edges of the day all purpley pink as dusk surprises us with its sudden
      appearance and the sun flushes the sky for one last time.
G - Granite outcrops that glitter in the sun, giving a hard edge to our woods
      and a warm place to sit when tired of apple picking.
R - Roads that lead to nowhere, but through dark woods, alongside reservoirs
      where maples blaze twice in air and water.
A - All things apple; Macouns, Delicious, Honeycrisps, Jonagolds, Macintosh,
      Paula Reds, Crispins, Braeburn, and Ginger Golds
N - Nesting in my house, pulling out my ceramic pumpkins, beeswax candles
      quilts, woven throws,  tiny prayerbooks in the wooden bowl, gourds,
      baskets full of bittersweet, Indian corn drying on the windowsill, and
      the last of the lavender tied up with a ribbon for the kitchen door.
A - Abundance of autumn spread across my table:  grana padano cheese,
     pine nut hummus, roasted red peppers, garlicky olives, peppery crackers,
     slices of salami studded with fat, saucers of olive oil with freshly grated
     pepper and, always, the crustiest of breads
T - Tea, which suddenly is crucial in the afternoon and teapots that have
      sat neglected on shelves, and new boxes and tins of Earl Grey, Constant
      Comment, and new, Spice Chai.
E - Enough of everything to fill my heart: Bright slashes of leaves like New
      Year's confetti across the lawn, the last bursts of the delphiniums, and
      late-blooming anemones, piles of pumpkins on the front porch, books
      stacks that grow on the nightstand, cupboards full of new spices and
      herbs, pillows tumbling on the floor, scarves multiplying on the hooks
      by the front door, and family everywhere.

Now it's your turn: Invite me to see!

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