I Don't Fall For Fall. It's Autumn For Me.

autumn, fall
@MALUSE (69413)
Germany
August 27, 2016 7:14am CST
Is it warm? Is it cool? Only a fool Will ask. It’s autumn for us, Fall for the Yanks. Whatever. Here and there the same: Leaves are turning, Days are shorter. More time indoors. Enjoying a hobby: Writing for myLot. --- photo: pixabay --- You can find the rules for this poetry challenge here:
Welcome to this weekend’s Suddendeath poetry challenge, End of Summer! Anyways, rules are as follows, write a poem in any style using the five words that I give...
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
27 Aug 16
It's both Autumn and Fall, but not yet. When it really gets going, it's literally Fall in New England. Everything is falling - leaves, temperatures, etc.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
27 Aug 16
Hmmm... I can see the logic in the use of "Fall" in that context, and Spring is when leaves spring onto the trees, the temperatures start to spring up, and the flowers too... Ok, I'll concede that point.
Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug 16
Cute but too early for autumn yet! I would like at least another month before it sets in!
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
27 Aug 16
You're right but the poetry challenge was posted today. So I had to react.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
31 Aug 16
Nice poem. It's not yet autumn, but the air is changing. The days are shorter, the nights are cooler.
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@acelawrites
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
27 Aug 16
So now the weather in your place will allow you to myLot more? That's nice.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
27 Aug 16
This statement doesn't really apply for me. I'm retired and myLot whenever I like.
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
27 Aug 16
Autumn, is the season I like
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
27 Aug 16
It is autumn for me as well. I will be missing the golden autumn leaves this year.
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Silvermist
@silvermist (19702)
• India
30 Aug 16
@MALUSE Nice poem and beautiful photo.I do not write poems,but I love reading them.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
3 Sep 16
I admit that I do refer to it as Fall but like @BelleStarr I think of it as Autumn.
Sharon
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Sep 16
@MALUSE I mainly use the word Fall but if someone refers to it as Autumn, then I will refer to it that way too since it means the same thing.
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
3 Sep 16
@simone10 Several members have answered like this. I find it strange to use two different words for the same thing. How do you decide when to say what?
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
very lovely!!! Autumn has a better sound I have to admit.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
29 Aug 16
I might give it a try too - so its indoors for you all in the North now that the summer is about to leave - but I am sure you will enjoy the last of the sunshine days.
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Ali Canary
@AliCanary (3045)
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31 Aug 16
Oh, we call it autumn, too, but we do say fall more often. Whatever you call it, it's my favorite season!
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Betty Belekis
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
30 Aug 16
Cute little lyric. I call it fall or autumn depending on the situation.
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Vali
@Vblonde (245)
• Macedonia
27 Aug 16
I am always in a bad mood and low energised when it is dark and rains! So I don't really like Autumn...
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
27 Aug 16
Darkness and rain belong to the month of November, not early September. The beginning of autumn is pretty in Europe and often very sunny.
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Vali
@Vblonde (245)
• Macedonia
27 Aug 16
@MALUSE Yes, October/November these are the months with the rainy days
Jim stewart
@saulgoodman (2643)
• Dundee, Scotland
26 Sep 16
Hello there. I think I might have a go at this poetry gig. Never really got into poetry before although I am a Bob Dylan fan and I believe he is one of the greatest poets ever or at least in modern Times. I don't think of Fall as a season either - more a possible mishap whilst out on my motorbike - at this time of year most likely caused by wet leaves fallen from trees and not swept away by our overstretched roads department of the council. Aye. The days are shorter and writing here on Mylot might be a good thing for me to do. Having said that I like riding my bike in the dark and in the winter. Roads are quiet and peacful and it's really quite liberating. Like tonight. Out on bike with my wife. Stop at MacDonalds. Coffee. Post on here.
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
26 Sep 16
True, roads are quieter in autumn and winter. But they're also slippery and dangerous.
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Jim stewart
@saulgoodman (2643)
• Dundee, Scotland
26 Sep 16
@MALUSE The dangers presented in Autumn are probably more dangerous than in Winter. I think that's reflected in the number of bikers killed here in the Fall. Bikers know about Ice and snow but seem blissfully unaware that the next corner may be covered in wet leaves. I worked in Motorcycle training school and we did our best to educate - all to often the rider's we were educating didn't really pay heed. The number of newly qualified riders coming to grief would back that up
Ally Bravo
@happytobehereagain (390)
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11 Sep 16
Autumn sounds better too for me.
Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
14 Sep 16
Love your poem! We call it autumn here too. But, we're enjoying Spring right now here at the bottom of the world.
Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
28 Aug 16
For me, it is l'automne , always has been.
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
28 Aug 16
Sounds good, too! :-) The word 'fall' has no charm for me.
Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
30 Aug 16
You've done this very well - I'm not too good at writing 'to order'.
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
30 Aug 16
I'm also not really the right person for this. Sometimes I surprise myseIf. :-) I can't even read on order and could therefore never join a book club in which one is told what to read and in which time.
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DianneN
@DianneN (246525)
• United States
10 Sep 16
Too early for fall! I'm relishing the last days of summer.
Cool
@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
12 Sep 16
let the flakes fall down.