




Autumn leaves drift down in curled sways
Theyโre sleepily keeping
Winter at bay, staying warm days
Sunflowers dry, seeds fly
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Dechnad Mor Celtic form ( I hope๐ฌ)
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 76, Celtic Autumn, 8/11/2026





Autumn leaves drift down in curled sways
Theyโre sleepily keeping
Winter at bay, staying warm days
Sunflowers dry, seeds fly
***
Dechnad Mor Celtic form ( I hope๐ฌ)
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 76, Celtic Autumn, 8/11/2026
I enjoyed the movement in the poem – the sunflower seeds flying, the leaves keeping winter at bay.
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Thank you
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So love the movement of autumn you capture, beautiful imagery.
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Thank you Paul, always positive comments๐๐ป
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Much deserved Cheryl โค๏ธ
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Lovely, Cheryl. โค๏ธ
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Thanks for reading!
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Fabulous, Cheryl. I love how you chose to highlight the sunflowers. They are in full bloom around here!! ๐ป ๐
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Thanks Colleen, hope youโre settled in now.
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Beautiful poem, Cheryl!
Yvette M Calleiro ๐
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Thanks, Yvette
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Lovely.
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This is perfectly done Cheryl it’s lovely…flows like Autumn ๐ itself.๐๐๐
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love this form and you captured the feel of autumn so well Cheryl ๐
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beautiful ๐๐
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