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Seven Word Poem

September 6, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 16 Comments

Autumn flirts.
Leaves turn.
Summer retreats again.

talya

This was written for the Write Tribe Festival of Words. Prompt: Seven.

Filed Under: Life, Writing Tagged With: Autumn, creative writing prompt, Fall

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  1. Writercat59 says

    September 6, 2013 at 4:02 am

    Lovely poem. Short, sweet and sums up the arrival of Autumn so well.

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  2. Suresh Chandrasekaran says

    September 6, 2013 at 4:13 am

    Wow! Encapsulates the autumn feel rather nicely.

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  3. Pheno Menon says

    September 6, 2013 at 4:20 am

    Nice !! I like it
    http://throodalookingglass.com/2013/09/lone-tusker/

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  4. Rainbow Hues says

    September 6, 2013 at 5:28 am

    Short, crisp, simple effective. Thanks!

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  5. Talya's Mom says

    September 6, 2013 at 7:39 am

    Gabby’s sweet, Scared by a
    Falling leaf. ( That is my seven word poem) I enjoyed your poem!

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  6. Penny McDaniel says

    September 6, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Beautiful! The simplicity of this poem and the economy of words is what makes this such a powerful poem. Very well done, Talya! May I turn this into a poster for my facebook page? Credit to be fully given to you! <3
    Penny
    http://pennymcdanielspiritualguidance.blogspot.com
    [email protected]

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 6, 2013 at 11:59 am

      Of course! I’m flattered:)

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  7. Ranveer vishal says

    September 6, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Simple yet profound seven words. That’s a challenge in itself:)
    vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com

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  8. Aditi says

    September 6, 2013 at 10:18 am

    Beautiful 7 words strung into a season!!

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  9. Corinne Rodrigues says

    September 6, 2013 at 10:51 am

    Fantastic picture and yes autumn’s coming! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  10. Richa Singh says

    September 6, 2013 at 10:56 am

    haiku is very pretty but the picture is absolutely beautiful ๐Ÿ™‚

    Richa

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  11. anuymous dev says

    September 7, 2013 at 7:57 am

    Three lines that says it all.Loved interacting with you talya…………….

    http://sailorswiferamblings.blogspot.com/2013/09/seven-lessons-on-successful-blogging.html

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  12. Suzy says

    September 7, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    Brilliant 7 words that speak volumes. Love how you show Summer transitioning into Autumn. Loved it.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 9, 2013 at 1:48 am

      Thank you Suzy- sometimes less really is more:))

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  13. Jo says

    September 8, 2013 at 8:30 am

    Beautiful, yes indeed, but breaks my heart none the less. 💔

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  14. Talya Tate Boerner says

    September 9, 2013 at 1:50 am

    Thank you Jo. I love how these seven little words have brought such emotion, although I wonder why it breaks your heart?

    Reply

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