… The Autumn Fairy arrived,
flying In just that very special way of Autumn fairies everywhere,
at first barely noticed so gentle and delicate her entrance.
She dipped and turned
rustling the plants and leaves,
encouraging others to fall, as is her nature.
She swept past with swirling winds,
and I heard the leaves giggling …
tickled by her playful breeze ,
winging her way through nature’s remaining summer beauty.
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“Autumn”, the fairy’s wings a fluid motion of colours
blending and merging into glorious cacophony.
I sighed with wonder
so very many changing colors and patterns
and then out of the far corner of my eye I saw her
… a vision of beauty passing thru
leaving the splendor of fallen leaves
and those following in her wake.
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A quickness, a warming gentleness
and then a newness, a crispness to the air,
“Autumn” the fairy departing
I hear the crunch of fallen leaves as I walk through.
There is a cooling crispness in the air
Ah so,
I now await the coming of the Winter fairy
I know she cannot be far behind.
~ Penny L. Howe
2012
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Luckily for me I was there with sketchbook in hand and captured the autumn fairy for all to see! Be safe this weekend my friends, thanks for stopping by.
~ Penny
The Why About This 
Oh such beauty, Penny
Thank you Celestine, and thanks for your visit, I know you days are so busy, I appreciate you very much my friend! 🙂
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This is a wonderful blog please visit! Penny 🙂
This is a wonderful blog please visit! Penny 🙂
Beautiful poem and images!
Thank you Stefan I appreciate your comments very much my friend, Penny
Beautiful writing Penny. Have a good evening 🙂
Thank you Gys, you also my friend! 🙂
Beautiful poem and images!
Thank you! 🙂
I so miss the autumn. Loved this beautiful poem about my favorite time of year.
Thank you Elizabeth, there is something wonderful about the wide range of colors that is fascinating to me also. And the change in temperature from the heat of the summer. I agree with you!
Since autumn is my favorite season, this poem made me smile. I love the fairy drawing. They are difficult to see, I am told, so lucky you! Happy Sunday 🙂
Yes I thought so also LuAnn, Happy Sunday also. 🙂 Aren’t you glad we live on the West Coast, do feel sorry for those back East!
I do as well. They seem to have more than their share of weather-related episodes.
Indeed although I must say California can be pretty interesting in that regard also! 🙂
Yes it can but being a part-time resident we have managed to avoid lots of bad weather in many parts of the country. Our biggest problem was in OK City where we encountered hail, flash-floods warnings, tornado warnings and 3 earthquakes in a matter of 2 days. 🙂
Yikes! when was that?
Last fall. Interesting to go through an earthquake while in an RV. Being on wheels probably helps! 🙂
An Earthquake, yes interesting might be one way to refer to that experience! 🙂
Well sketched, I hear the Autumn fairy is a notoriously difficult to sketch insitu, love the arty way in which your sketch book has a light sprinkling of leaves on it, it makes everything so more immediate yet at the same time as subtle as the turning of Summer to Autumn.
Thanks, I can not share with you how frequently I have sketched “on location” a specific thing and then wanted to somehow include everything in the surroundings so those viewing could see the full picture!
How about getting a humungous piece of tracing paper and using a wax crayon to kind of ‘brass rub’ all the detail onto the paper for us? It’s a mental idea….but it just may work!
Wow, boggles the mind, I can’t decide if it’s scary that you and I can so easily “go there” with this “idea” or just incredible cool that our mind’s eye is so very flexible with possibilities beyond the realm of belief. Sigh, wish that I could do so, A virtual rubbing, kaleidoscope of colors pulled from the moisture of the air converted into digital transformed into conceptualist virtualism (how about that?) 🙂
Off that was one hack of a last sentence there! If all things were possible this would be great, I think cures for diseases and stopping poverty just about trump this idea though.
Goes without saying also. I like to think that the virtual breakthrough would be most effective in assisting in the medical/science arenas SteJ and the ability for people to help others more! Just finished reading a paper from Stanford U. re: optimizing virtual applications, with less physical hardware etc. so we are headed that way my friend!
I always like to head the right way, especially when I am on a Zepellin and I am leaving Germany, did I mention I am also Indiana Jones.
Okay I am seriously impressed now SteJ. How cool, you know I always wanted to meet Indian Jones! Talk about adventure!
Except that fourth one, that was not fun. I was miffed about that for the time it took me to buy a book which was only purchased to make up for the disappointment.
Ah yes disappointment, what is that saying again …”get used to disappointment!” We never do, though, do we? 🙂
The first photo teaches us to look everywhere for color. I can’t wait to see the picture of the Winter Fairy!
Thank you Alice, 10 year old Emma has already asked me what she (the fairy) would look like so I’m under pressure (re a child’s expections lol) to have a lovely winder Fairy for her and everyone!
What a wonderful poem. Beautifully capturing the Autumn.
Thank you Alastair, it was fun, I enjoyed being purely creative! my friend. 🙂
It was great to read. Hoping after my pain has subsided I can go back to one of my many unfinished poems lol
I hope your pain is of short duration Alastair sending positive healing energy you way, right now my special friend! 🙂
Thank you Penny. Going to try a shower and a hot water bottle as well, see if that works 🙂
Thank you again, my friend. Huge hugs to you and your family 🙂
Thank you, and returned in full! 🙂
Thank you Penny 🙂
Lovely colors, almost unreal. Such wonderful inspiration.
Thank you very much, it is a real pleasure to see you here. How is everything back east for you guys?
lovely as if i was there. the words and the sketch, the photos … so well put all. thank you for sharing.
Thank you Amany, I do hope you had a lovely weekend, with affection, Penny
Your sketch is just lovely Penny! I love how her arms are stretched upwards and I actually like that she doesn’t have a face…
Thank you Rynna.I did want to make my sketch the focus the movement of ‘winging through’ not so much a facial expression, glad you caught that! I hope your weekend was a good one my friend, Penny xx
Hi Penny: We are new to your blog courtesy of 4 a.m. writer, but are already fans. “On Multicolored Wings of Splendor” is a breathtakingly beautiful look into an autumn fantasy. What vivid colors and magnificent storytelling, meshing fantasy with the living breathing mother nature. She felt real and supreme as we read this. My fav: “She swept past with swirling winds,and I heard the leaves giggling …tickled by her playful breeze” (uhh!! I know I’m going to sound completely silly but wow!)
Your poem has to be by far, our favorite piece We’ve read this year, and this fall. My daughters favorite time of year, is autumn and she also happens to love fairy’s and wood nymphs, so she completely immersed herself in the words and world. Although I loved the poem, I couldn’t help but to feel excited about the follow up. I’m a winter lover and would love to read your poem for that season as well. Look forward to your future posts.
Hello again, Thank you so very much for all your compliments, I am flattered and extremely appreciative of them. 4 a.m. writer is super isn’t she? Once again my special thanks and I will try not to disappoint with the winter fairy (looking outside right now I’m guessing she isn’t far away lol). I hope both of you had a wonderful weekend, with affection, Penny
Autumn is well advanced here, winter arrives with November.
But it has been almost as beautiful as your images, even if the fairy has long departed for warmer climes!
Thank you. Yes it is almost winter here too I think! 🙂
I miss the autumn living on the west coast as I grew up on the east coast….
It is very beautiful there in the fall. I agree with you Ivonne’s, The autumn colors are awesome!
Most people like the colours of spring… But personally, I love the shades of autumn.. Your poem catches all the attributes that I love about it… Thanks for sharing!!
Hugs,
Sumithra.
Thank you Sumithra, it’s great knowing there is someone else out there that feels the same as I do about the colors of autumn. My pleasure to share, always. Hugs received and returned with affection, Penny
Great poem & great catch! The Autumn Fairy is lovely.
What is the 2nd picture of? It reminds me of the trees in The Lorax.
xx 🙂 🙂 xx
Hi Rosy, Thanks, it does, doesn’t it? I must confess ignorance on the type of plant it is, I do not know. I could say I went through Penny’s Portal, took a quick shot of the truffula tree and came back. Yeah I like it, that works for me 🙂 many hugs and smiles back to you Rosy! 🙂 xx
sketch of angel is awesome 🙂
Thanks Nafees, just a little sketch, I used to paint portraits for a living, But I’ve sketched all my life, one of the ways I relax! 🙂
thats cool, artists always have a way to escape from real world 😉
Yes, we do, don’t we…thank goodness! 🙂 What’s yours?
I’ve manys and usually all of em dont work 😦
Focussing on one then my friend! Music?
Focussing on one then my friend! Music?
music, movies, exercising, so on 🙂 thanks
Of course! My pleasure always, 🙂
Lovely poem and lovely fairy portrait!
Blessings ~ Wendy
Thank you Wendy so very much! Penny xx