Rudeneja

Today marks the end of September, a transition time for summer as nature's winds mingle with crisp leaves to celebrate the brilliant new season of autumn. When the Poetry Sisters decided to use Heidi Mordhorst's new poetic format, the definito, as the September challenge, I felt autumn in the air. The weather changed today as the newest hurricane forced its way from Florida northward. Autumn whooshed through Northern Virginia with heavy rains and a chill in the air. It brought with it sweater weather and the longing to snuggle in a cozy, low-lit room heated by a fire. 

My thoughts led me to create a Heidi Mordhorst's definito poem of 8-12 lines aimed at readers 8-12 years old that highlights wordplay as it demonstrates the meaning of a less common word, which always ends the poem. Here is my offering for the challenge that I will share under the hashtag #PoetryPals.

Autumnity

is not summer weather
dipped in steamy temps
nor nature tipping
its branches in sunlit glow
it is the way nature
mingles with weather-
a transitional pattern,
the feel of change

in the air-

end of September

rudeneja

©CV, September 2022

Rudeneja is weather for the soul to glow golden with... -Ella

The word, rudeneja, describes the way nature and/or the weather begin to feel like Autumn.

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While it is late for a Poetry Friday entrance, I humbly offer my definition for the Poetry Sisters' September Challenge. Thank you, Tabatha Yeatts, host of the Poetry Friday Roundup this week, for adding my post to the Roundup. I look forward to reading other posts during the weekend and enjoyed Tabatha's pussy willow poem with a quick notice about her Winter Poetry Swap.