Autumn Love

As I look at thee, my love
I spy the perfect flow of colour
Like a glorious day of autumn
With tree’s leaves painted gold
Leaves that float into the night
In awe I see thy beauty

Thy words sound of beauty
As I speak to thee, my love
Whispers echoing into night
Words fill my heart with colour
Moments worthy of pure gold
Warmth creeps through autumn

Feel that dying breeze of autumn
The last butterfly shows its beauty
Showering us with specks of gold
As I lie with thee, my love
Together we see rainbow colour
Slowly turn into shadows of night

That starry sky of the night
Gently covered by clouds of autumn
Morning grey fails to mask the colour
Magical trees of purest beauty
As I walk with thee, my love
We smell blossoms with scents of gold

Round thy feet are shades of gold
Only silhouetted by the night
As I dance with thee, my love
In the mystical realms of autumn
There is no need for fallen beauty
We move as one in fields of colour

As one we remark upon the colour
The skies of blue and seas of gold
Only with thee I share such beauty
Shining even in the dead of night
We shall meet again each autumn
As I share my life with thee, my love

Thy true love fills me with colour
Those autumn days masked with gold
Late at night thou show thy beauty

Poetry form: Sestina (conceit)
Rhyme scheme:
Stanza 1: A.B.C.D.E.F.
Stanza 2: F.A.E.B.D.C.
Stanza 3: C.F.D.A.B.E.
Stanza 4:E.C.B.F.A.D.
Stanza 5: D.E.A.C.F.B.
Stanza 6:B.D.F.E.C.A.
Stanza 7: Line 1..B..A…..Line 2..D..C….Line 3..F..E
Number of lines: 39

Written for: "Invalid Item"  - Sestina
Also written for: Day 7 of "Invalid Item"  - Conceit
Also written for: "Verdant Poetry Contest"  - September