Fall Read (Flash 55)
Fall Read
I red fall in the air;
I red fall on the road;
then red fall in the falling light
that evening early turned to night.
The grey before the indigo,
which last June red so very slow
blue by as fast as summer passed,
leaving leaving;
in dark of air and road
I hurried home.
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I post the above kind of drafty poem for Galen the Great, otherwise known as the G-Man –Tell him I whittled it down to exactly 55 words!
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ManicDDaily 
August 29, 2013 at 9:16 pm
Love the fall color, the sense of things rushing, even the speaker, coloring in the words and feelings with a quick but vivid crayon. And I also love the pics. It always seems to be a little drafty over here though. ;_)
August 29, 2013 at 9:21 pm
Thanks.It is quite warm still despite the changing leaves. (But that was today — it can be very drafty!) I have another pic of leaves I liked a lot but it is hard some times to get from phone to post. I’m going to try to post some in the next days as this is such a beautiful time of year. k.
PS – I’m not quite sure what I meant by the red – a joke on read – maybe better to write read, as I don’t really mean speaker coloring – sort of like I heart you – but maybe it doesn’t work. I’ll have to let it sit a while I guess.
August 30, 2013 at 9:40 am
I like the spelling and think it works just the way you intend. Too often ‘read’ is confusing as to tense and pronunciation, since the spelling is the same. Here you make it clear, plus add some tongue-in-cheekery and color. We are expecting 100 degrees plus today and tomorrow, so it’s very refreshing to read about fall.
August 30, 2013 at 10:23 am
Ah– very good points. Thanks.
Sorry it’s so hot. It is a little warm here — meaning 72! Of course that translates into something very cold in couple of months.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:40 AM, ManicDDaily
August 29, 2013 at 9:23 pm
nice like the cascade of the red fall through that first stanza, cool rhythm through there…and def love the fall colors…and cooler air…
August 29, 2013 at 10:05 pm
You’re already feeling the kiss of Winter? All the leaves that have turned here did it because of the smoke.
August 29, 2013 at 10:17 pm
So sorry about the smoke. I am in upstate New York! Winter comes fast! k.
August 29, 2013 at 10:11 pm
I like the whimsical and playful use of words here – and I’m ready for fall – my favorite time of year!
August 29, 2013 at 10:58 pm
Great whittle, Karin. And I love the play on “red.”
August 29, 2013 at 11:02 pm
I feel like I’m the Luckiest Host in the world each week, to have the honor of reading such Artistic Perfection presented to my humble writing prompt. What a beautiful little Gem Karin.
Loved your Autumnal 55
Thank You so very much for your wonderful support
Have a Kick Ass Week-End
August 30, 2013 at 9:36 am
Here’s to an early autumn. May your beautiful poem bring it sooner! 🙂 I’m back from Shropshire but still on blog-vacation.
Greetings from London.
August 30, 2013 at 10:49 am
I enjoyed the progression of the poem, but my favorite stanza was the first one, as I was picturing the red-falling of fall that will be here all too soon. (Visiting from G-Man!)
August 30, 2013 at 11:00 am
Yes – must also be nice where you are. Thanks, Mary. k.
August 30, 2013 at 11:23 am
Such an excellent evocation of the change of seasons through your colourful wordplay. I loved it.
August 30, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Thanks so much, Kerry, you’re very kind as always. k.
August 30, 2013 at 11:24 am
Oh such clever word-play! Love it!
August 30, 2013 at 12:13 pm
So colorful and clever, time to hurry home before the snow flies!
August 30, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Ha. Yes! Or worse.
Actually last night I was thinking/writing this poem on my phone as I was walking home and suddenly there was a huge downpour! Luckily I was able to keep my phone dry! k.
August 30, 2013 at 1:42 pm
there is a decisiveness about red that is not found so vividly, i think, in any other color. you’ve def. captured that solid assurance in this poem. I especially enjoy how you pick up the cadence in the second stanza.
August 30, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Thanks so much, Jane. You are right about decisiveness of red — which is why I almost never wear it! Decisiveness not my strongest quality. Thanks much. k.
August 30, 2013 at 2:14 pm
I adore that you used red instead of read! Great !