Aythangyow, Raymundo. Your kind words are so encouraging. Glad you and others picked out the first stanza, I probably wrote 30 drafts of it until it finally read like I wanted it to! ##patience is a virtue##

Paul

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A poetic treat and your definitive style gives this a lightness of touch without loss of depth Paul. I love the first stanza especially.

Ray

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Thanks Stu, another lovely comment and I'm very grateful to you.

Paul

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great stuff paul, lovely use of metaphor and the description of the seasons wear and tear on the earth.

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Dear Frances, I'm really pleased that you liked the first stanza and to read such kind praise makes every second of the writing and editing (ad-finitum) more worthwhile.

Thank you dearly.

Paul

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The first stanza is my favourite in a circular piece which echoes it's subject, style and title, so beautifully.

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Thank you Karen, thank you elP, thank you Raj and thank you David.

I was deeply chuffed to read your kind words and equally chuffed about some lines/stanzas being singled out for praise. And, David, I'm flattered that you used the word 'wordsmithery' - that's very nice.

Thank you all. Paul

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Paul, another beautiful poem well painted.
Evokes the senses and that what makes it so endearing.

I find two sentences in particular very appealing:
"the shedding skin of summer" and

"wrapping itself
like a tourniquet
around the body of winter"

More please!
Raj

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I particularly like the fourth stanza and how it speaks of the choking of the remaining vestiges which survived the summer's parching effect--the anthropomorphism of the earth really communicates your message well.

elP

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Really powerful. Love "the shedding skin of summer".

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