Fall Frenzy Contest Entry: Ever Green

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In the spring, I wrote a story for the Spring Fling writing contest hosted by Kaitlyn Sanchez and Ciara O'Neal. It featured the maple tree and how it feels left out when all the other trees and flowers show off their colors. When the Fall Frenzy contest hosted by Kaitlyn Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis was announced, I looked through inspiration photos, and there was Maple in all its blazing glory, leaving Pine to be ignored. This was the inspiration for my contest entry. Enjoy!

Ever Green

by Larissa Elliott 

65 words

 

 
Air turns cooler.
The first leaf turns.
Pine looks on.
 
A rainbow of apples.
Pumpkins of every color.
But Pine is ever green.
 
Oak glows yellow.
Maple blazes in glory.
Pine remains unchanged.
 
Leaves shower down.
Piles become a playground.
Pine’s boughs sag.
 
Brown leaves crunch.
Maple shivers bare.
Pine holds on.
 
Flakes float from the sky.
Squirrel nestles in.
Pine stands tall,
forever 
and ever 

green.

Comments

  1. Tara CervenOctober 1, 2020 at 7:53 PM

    This story says so much with so few words. I love the cyclical feel of it and the way it's sparks my imagination. Fantastic!

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  2. Susan InezOctober 2, 2020 at 10:32 AM

    I love this. A wonderful description of fall. It makes really notice the trees right now!

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  3. J. FederleOctober 2, 2020 at 3:21 PM

    How beautiful and soothing. Oh gosh, I want to see some pine trees right now!

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  4. Nicole Miller, LCSWOctober 2, 2020 at 6:15 PM

    So much emotion in so few words! Love it!

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  5. www.switchthekettleonlove.comOctober 4, 2020 at 7:51 AM

    Beautiful, this makes me want to go for a walk in the woods!

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  6. Laurie CarmodyOctober 4, 2020 at 9:50 AM

    "Piles become a playground" I Loved That so much! This was lovely and fun to read aloud.

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  7. Melissa MilesOctober 4, 2020 at 7:27 PM

    How cool that you carried on the story from the last contest! Great idea.

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  8. Anne LiptonOctober 6, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Such a perfect description of Fall and the change in seasons from the perspective of an "ever green." (I see what you did there!) Your imagery is amazing. I especially love the wordplay with "rainbow" and all the autumnal colors. "Maple shivers bare" gave me shivers! In a good way. ❤️

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  9. kfiechtnOctober 27, 2020 at 8:32 AM

    Forever and ever green is such a beautiful sentiment to end on. Thanks so much for sharing your poem with us for the fall writing frenzy! Sincerely, Kaitlyn Sanchez

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