Indian Summer

Indian Summer

Sun sits high in October skies
in fields of blue where eagle flies
Geese frolic as the chipmunks play
on this Indian summer day.

The warm sweat drips down from my brow,
wishing fall would break, here and now.
Watching crimson leaves blow astray
on this Indian summer day.

Soon the autumn will come unbound
with frost like diamonds on the ground.
I shiver in the cool breeze sway
on this Indian summer day.

Sun sits high in October skies
on this Indian summer day.

Colleen Keller Breuning © 2024
October 4, 2024

I am trying to participate in The Marvin October MultiMedia Challenge. I tried a photo challenge and got about halfway through in September…. I doubt if I can make every single post this month as October is a busy work month! This just came to me quickly as I searched through years of poems – I could have sworn after close to 20 years of steady writing, that SURELY I had written a poem on Indian Summer. Alas, I did not. So I whipped up a quick Kyrielle Sonnet!

It is feeling like Indian Summer now. Hot, humid, rainy…. Here in northern Virginia, the leaves have only STARTED turning. A few maples in town are already turning red, but not much change at our lake or backyard. I’m ready for weather to cool – I NEED SWEATER WEATHER! I am eager to wear my boots, legs and sweaters, yeah! That’s all for now everyone. Happy Friday!

Xoxo,
Colleen

Welcome to Marvin’s October Multimedia Challenge – or the MOMC for short, ha! 😀
The challenge begins OCTOBER 1, and the daily prompts correspond to the day of the month. The theme for this monthly challenge is all things OCTOBER – meaning autumn, Halloween, etc.

In this Multimedia challenge, you can great as creative as you like with the daily prompt. Feel free to post photos, poems, artwork, video clips, quotes, or just share your thoughts. You can also use any combination thereof. Remember, please credit artist/author on shared items other than your own!

Day 01 – Post a picture of autumn leaves
Day 02 – Football season! (Pic, highlight your favorite team, share video etc).
Day 03 – Post a song video that references or reminds you of autumn
Day 04 – Indian Summer
Day 05 – Picture or collage of pumpkins or gourds
Day 06 – Write a short poem or story about autumn (8 lines or less)
Day 07 – Create an autumn themed collage
Day 08 – Share a place that you have visited or want to visit in autumn
Day 09 – Photo of something orange
Day 10 – Include something frosty or about frost
Day 11 – An animal in autumn
Day 12 – Something related to the wind or autumn breeze
Day 13 – Photo collage of the moon
Day 14 – Magical or something related to magic
Day 15 – WILD CARD DAY – Writer/Artist Choice – have fun!
Day 16 – Dark Shadows
Day 17 – Draw something or post a picture related to aliens and UFOs
Day 18 – Share a video of a song that references anything about witches, witchy, witchcraft, etc.
Day 19 – Picture of an abandoned house or a building/area that looks haunted
Day 20 – Get creative with an Edgar Allen Poe line – post a pic, video or short poem or any combo
Day 21 – Your favorite candy
Day 22 – Share a Halloween memory via picture, short poem or video
Day 23 – Post a photo of a spooky animal – bat, black cat, etc.
Day 24 – Share a Halloween joke or funny poem
Day 25 – Skeletons – your choice!
Day 26 – Picture of a ghost, orb or something mysterious
Day 27 – Your favorite scary or Halloween themed movie (share a video clip or picture, or write)
Day 28 – Share a favorite Halloween costume (yours or any)
Day 29 – Write a Halloween haiku (3 lines, 5/7/5 syllablle scheme) or short poem
Day 30 – Tricks or Treats! (photo, pic, video, artwork etc.)
Day 31 – WILD CARD DAY – Writer/Artist Choice – have fun!