Color My World

This week's prompt at One Single Impression is colors. Please check out other poems reflecting that prompt.


autumn~
a veritable crayon box of colors
shades her world in a rainbow of hues~
leaves~
raining down on the streets
multi- colored tears of nature ~
mourning the passage
of yet another season


Last weekend I had the opportunity to go to Michigan by myself. Leaving the south Chicago area and going north up the coast of Lake Michigan, I experienced seeing more and more signs of fall. First it was a little pop of color here and there to the total explosion of colors in groves of trees. It was picture- taking heaven! I included pictures of some of my stops along the way, from the muted colors of the beach at St. Joseph, to the birches marking the exit off the expressway. I passed vineyards, orchards; trees laden with red and golden apples, wildflowers, fields of gold, farm stands boasting all kinds of Autumn's best... Sat. night I went down to our lake and sat on the pier to catch the sunset and was not disappointed. As I watched, a turtle came swimming past, later a heron; swooping and gliding across the water, finally a few pontoon boats glided past to catch the magic of the the twilight turning to night. I also got up Sun. morning to see the sun rise in all of it's majestic shades! Stunningly amazing!

Michigan launched their Pure Michigan ad campaign about a year and a half ago and I am including some of the links for those ads. They are beautiful to listen to and watch! I feel the writing is brilliant. Whenever I hear the strains of the music I stop whatever I am doing and just soak up the words; I have even been known to get a little teary- eyed. By the way, the voice is Tim Allen ( a Detroit native) and he is perfect for it. Please take a minute to listen some of these- you will NOT be disappointed!

Please click the link below for some Pure Magic!
Pure Michigan Fall - radio and tv ad campaign