The mornings grow misty and chill,
The evenings drift softly and still.
The firelight glows,
As autumn bestows
Its quiet, enchanting goodwill.
Author: Richard R. Linden
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Autumn
A leaf took a leap from a tree,
with delight: “At last, I am free!”
It twirled with delight,
In gold autumn light,
Joining in the wind’s symphony.
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Leaves on the Line
A commuter was heard to opine,
“It’s leaves on the line: every time!
We’re late once again,
In the drizzle and rain,
In Britain, trains are late by design!”
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Little Monsters
Trick or treat, I heard through the door,
Tiny monsters cried, “Sweets! We want more!”
With a laugh and a shout,
I gave the sweets out out,
And they vanished like ghosts from my floor.
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Witch
A witch on her broom took to flight,
Through thunder and terrible light,
She cackled with glee,
O’er the dark, haunted sea,
Then vanished deep into the night.
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Little Ships
Bent like crowbars are the sails,
Suffering through winds and gales,
They battle through foam,
So far from home,
Crossing the horizon as daylight pales.
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Mean Tone
I sat down to play my harpsichord,
But the tuning I gravely deplored,
When halfway through Purcell,
I ended my rehearsal:
Ill-tempered and wholly abhorred
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/ˌbiː biː ˈsiː/
This is the News, from the BBC,
Delivered in flawless RP,
With headlines concise,
And diction precise,
It’s as English as English can be.
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A Limerick written at 0048hrs
Tyne, Dogger, Wight, Sole, Cromarty;
Forties, Fisher, Fastnet, and Bailey;
Plymouth, Trafalgar;
Rockall and Humber;
Forth, Hebrides and Irish Sea.
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Toothless
There was an old vampire from Kent,
Whose dentures caused endless torment.
But once at midnight,
He lost his bite,
and now drinks through a straw in lament!