Autumn in 100 Words

PreviousNext

A note- Hi, this is my first submission! It's for JabberHut's writing contest Autumn. 100 words about Autumn (no more, no less!). I went for OTT, so tell me what you think please? :-) Please tell me if you think this sounds like Autumn at all!

Autumn

Golden leaves sing into sunset; rustic songs from night pass beyond horizons. A new air trails by through moon’s wake, its silvery coat waxing beneath grey clouds. Azure soups churn as ice across sacred sunbeams, now waning towards winter. I see first light streaking; fiery cocktails of gold, yellow and red rustle within wind, occasional thickets or burnt lumber. Then, dominating every spectacle lay magnificent lakes. Water dribbles like sequent spots, each drop bouncing against the rim, casting rainbows below mighty stars – suns, earths alike – lest it dies, sleeping afar—while chilly tides, hours claims us, lingering this finite eternity.

Now that was short wasn't it? :-P

Comments & reviews · 4
Note: You are not logged in, but you can still leave a comment or review. Before it shows up, a moderator will need to approve your comment (this is only a safeguard against spambots). Leave your email if you would like to be notified when your message is approved.

User avatar
Crawfy
Comment

Thank you GML!

User avatar
GML
Review
GML wrote a review · Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:35 pm

Azure soups churn as ice across sacred sunbeams, now waning towards winter.

Water dribbles like sequent spots, each drop bouncing against the rim, casting rainbows below mighty stars – suns, earths alike – lest it dies, sleeping afar—while chilly tides, hours claims us, lingering this finite eternity.

Those are my two favorite sentences. And I think it captures autumn in a non-cliche, occasionally abstract way. Which I love. Nice work.

User avatar
Crawfy
Comment

Thank you! I have edited it now :-)

User avatar
JFW1415
Review
JFW1415 wrote a review · Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:56 pm

It kind of sounds like autumn. I'd make it more clear at the end, just to wrap things up.

Since you can't add or take away words, I won't give you a real critique. However, part of the rules was no repeating words. :)

~JFW1415



Remember: no stress allowed. Have fun, and learn from your fellow writers - that's what storybooks are all about.
— Wolfi