Love Poem: Autumn Royal
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Written by: Frances Schiavina

Autumn Royal

Come my love past the beauty of the hill
Ablaze with ginger sunset and fall fire
On a fast downhill wagon hayride thrill
In festive saffron and amber attire
Celebrating with tambourine and lyre
Autumn’s gift of new harvest abundance
With an improvised Abu Barn floor dance
Circling around a ginger umber mound
Pumpkin carving for the Jack-O- lantern
Eating chestnuts fresh gathered from the ground
Racing rolling barrels to the caverns
To ferment before hitting the taverns
Cinnamon flavored pies and crimson wine 
Ginger spiced to flavor the night is fine 


Fourth Place: Brian Strand- Premier Contest 1183-2/8/23
Fifth Place: Julie Leigh Rodeheaver- Autumn Romance-9/28/17
Sixth Place: Dale Gregory Cozart-Autumn Royal Rhyme-10/5/17
Ninth Place: Brian Strand- contest 110 -11/9/17
Fifth Place: Brian Strand- contest 355-10/31/17