Autumn's arrival.

 

J.L. has set us another challenge:

Today's Prompt is Crapsey cinquains (Reverse+butterfly+mirror)

We love the Crapsey cinquains ... Today we ask that you follow along and do the reverse with a butterfly and a mirror...

Reverse is a form with one 5-line stanza in a syllabic pattern of two, eight, six, four, two. (2,8,6,4,2)

Butterfly is a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern two, four, six, eight, two, eight, six, four, two. (2,4,6,8,2,8,6,4,2)

Mirror is a form with two 5-line stanzas consisting of a cinquain followed by a reverse cinquain. ( 2,4,6,8,2, 2,8,6,4,2 )

Thanks J.L.

Autumn Is Announced

Leaden
Gravid clouds cluster overhead
Pregnant with Autumn's storms
Blocking Summer's
Sunshine

Heralds

Trumpet thunder

Flash out lightning banners

Announcing Autumn has arrived

Cloudburst

The wind lashes the falling rain

Whips the trees to frenzy

Soaking the earth

Cooling.

One ray

Splitting the clouds

Lights the silver lining

Then splinters on the falling rain

Bleeding

Rainbows

Painting colours across the sky

Staining the sullen clouds

Making the day

Brighter