September Waves Goodbye

"Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul." 

- Peggy Toney Horton

Today marks the last day of September, the month that says good bye to summer and announces the beginning of autumn. In order to honor the season of fall, the two older grandgirls helped make a delicious apple pie with a variety of orchard picked apples. My Nonnie would be proud to have her greatgrandgirls learning to bake and carrying on her baking tradition. 

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September, you know the warmth of summer

and the glimmer of early fall

when a cool breeze ushers in autumn

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I cherish your days of autumn

mourn your short time with summer

and honor you as you let go to fall into fall

your timing transitions a green-colored summer

that melds with the beauty of early fall

celebrating the jewels of autumn

farewell summer-like September as you fall into October's colorful autumn

©CVarsalona, 2025, tritina poem

My first tritina poem is here.

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As we goodbye to September I invite all writers to join me as I create a Mini-Gallery of Artistic Expressions on Summering.

Summering is a state of mind that brings feelings of joy and relaxation. It revolves around the best of summertime and the ability to savor those feelings year-round. 

I invite poets, writers, photographers, and educators to consider using the prompt to create an image poem, inspirational quote, or a photographn: How do you engage in summering during the summer season? Do you have a special photo, piece of artwork and/or poem to add to the Summering Mini-Gallery that I will create?

Thank you to Mary Lee Hahn, Janet Claire Fagal, and Linda Mitchell for participating with their image poems on summering. You can send your offerings to cvarsalona@gmail.com by mid October. I  will gather the artistic expressions, create the mini-gallery, and share it at my blog and on social media.. 

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This is my Slice of Life for this week's Two Writing Teachers where it's time to write, share, give.