Time for a quiet autumn stroll in the park while we assemble tinywords 13.3.
Okay, this issue’s photo prompt is from New York City’s Central Park so you’re going to have to create your own quiet. The image, courtesy of photographer Bryan Schorn, is of the iconic Gapstow Bridge which gaps the narrow neck of the Pond at 59th Street in Manhattan. Built in 1874, this graceful bridge is worthy of a poem or two.
So, add your best effort to our comment box below. A small poem inspired by anything you see in this image. We will consider the best of the best for inclusion in tinywords 13.3. We will also continue to accept regular submissions through October 20th at our Submit page.
puzzle box image
a missing piece
falls
reflection
seeing,
and not seeing
autumn shadows
evanescent penumbra
lunar eclipse
unfinished landscape…
missing the clouds
and sky
Skyscrapers
turned upside down
by the small pond
bridging city
to nature, the stillness
in between
twinge in my hip
my personal autumn
walking faster
the old bridge
in this big city . . .
footprints through time
crossing over
more than happy
to not take it with me
park bridge
my child checks
for trolls
:)
still waters
highlighted
beneath the bridge
Nature's flourish eclipses
manmade tinkerings
Should have three lines – computer glitch or author return key error (more likely!):
Nature's flourish
eclipses
manmade tinkerings
Walking to autumn
Crossing the seasons
Leaves flow brightly, bye
The journey
carries us over
ourselves
stone bridge
embraced by ruska
above and below
afternoon
threads
an opening
bridge to nowhere
turn around
bridge to nowhere
mystery always
catches my eye
leads me somewhere
city reflections
colorful leaves hide
all the gray
autumn
as far as one can see
floating leaves
that bridge in midtown
holding hands we didn't know
you were pregnant
beyond the bridge…
rust disappears
leaf by leaf
waiting for rain
the unceasing thunder
of traffic
That's good.
gapstow bridge
where do the ducks go
in the winter
(…apologies salinger)
In the Park
old pond—
sunlight shimmers
on the still water
yellow leaves drift
both above and below
the stone bridge
the stones soften
and blur in their
shadowed reflection
echoes of the sun
bounce off a few
skyscraper windows
long ago picnic—
faint melodies still
in the twilight
Penny Harter
The last stanza could stand alone…
wet leaves
the traffic muffles tinnitus
.
slow sunshine
a butterfly lands
the big O
.
street lights
through the winter trees
night sky
Gapstow Bridge
its wisened secrets
flow beneath
roasted chestnuts
through the traffic noise
winter trees
blocking the light just a bit autumn leaves
I like it.
aaissme is actually Aalix Roake,
Sorry for any confusion,
Aalix
Glasgow Bridge
its fallen secrets
flow beneath
Gapstow Bridge
fallen leaves
flow beneath
autumn rustles
above the bridge
that does not change
autumn leaves
scatter across the bridge
and back again
why is it now
the falling leaves of colour
bring only sadness?
stone bridge
autumn leaves pass
through me
Gapstow Bridge
memories of rome
in new york
moss on the stones
skyscrapers rippling underneath
old arc of grace
tree shadowed water
stone link
at its neck
city park
my secret spot
where skyscrapers disappear
So the green leaves had there fun,
there four months of cozy summer
before the cycle of life said,
we must shed our coats, our skin,
and give chance to next guy to live his out.
So we will make room, but first we
will dazzle the NY masses with
our dynamic colors, then fall off
ever so gently dancing our
last dance; strutting our stuff
all the way to the ground.
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I hope this isn't too long and I don't know what subscribe to means. I subscribe to your site and sent in some haiku and I'm a New Yawker to boot lol.
The 1874 bridge links
our far away years
with this fall season
Forgot my haiku.
connecting
autumn
with the Gapstow Bridge
tree shadowed water
stone link
at its neck
the dawdling heart of stream
beneath the bridge.
Stones, trees, bricks.
-Kushal Poddar
autumn in New York . . .
the promise of new love
in a fallen leaf
serene pond
the fall outlining
the sky
Good one, Ramesh.. enjoyed this.. (Y)
Anitha.
city smog
the glow of autumn leaves
on my desktop
stone bridge
my mind wanders
between now and then
chrysanthemum sky..
bridge in the creek
ripples
autumn light
the dreams we keep
inside
are the grooves on the bridge
drawn
by the overlapping
lines in the tree?
seeing the trees
through the forest
Gapstow bridge
under the arch of the bridge
the life
I sometimes imagine
footfalls
over the bridge
autumn leaves
good one.. (Y)
leaves on their backs
not so long ago
they were minnows
Gapstow Bridge –
a moment
in times
old bridge
a leaf falls
without a sound
We cross the bridge
from summer to autumn
deeper into our age
with memories behind
and more ahead to make
photo of a place
I've never been
here too leaves fall
59th street bridge
leaves pass through me
weathered trees
by roads and fields
winter is arriving
once again
in the north
stone bridge
another generation
of leaves
surgery day_the lift of a withered leaf_by an autumn breeze
I had this as 3 lines, but it automatically converted it to 1.
between
summer and winter
Gapstow Bridge
humble stones dwell
serene beneath
the venerable one
autumn stroll
bridging the gap
between us
pausing to listen
for Basho's frog
Gapstow Bridge
still water
the silence of snails
copulating
James,
I found your
bridge,
the one
that confounded
Robert.
I apologize, I somehow submitted the same poem twice. Please disregard the duplicate since I cannot delete it myself.
savor autumn's final bow
leaves and snow soon fall,
winter's reign
59th street pond
under the arched bridge
autumn skyscrapers
59th street pond
a patch of wet snow
through autumn
59th street pond
the sound of autumn traffic
59th street pond
autumn leaves pass
through me
autumn kisses
water under the bridge
still
autumn in the city eye of a bridge unblinking
Calm water
with colorful leaves under bridge
crispy autumn
crossing the footbridge
below us in the stream
the Milky Way
migrating geese
pebbles
from the bridge
seeking solitude
in a city of millions
bridge without people
This old bridge…
Still waiting
For you and me
This old bridge…
Still waiting
For you and me
Autumn always brings me much emotion, I love autumn
stone bridge . . .
autumn leaves the only
footsteps
autumn traffic
through the maple leaves
wet snow
Thanks for your response Martin. I like your pivotal effect in this one. A pleasant ambiguity.
a stone bridge
silent at its shadow-
autumn day
here i am
reflecting mid-span
autumn colors
Before the leaf falls
It whispers its dying words
To the Autumn breeze
Escaping my City
to cross
into autumn
my lunch hour
in and out
of autumn
story arc
another bridge
to cross
skyscraper reflected
in the Pond —
unfinished work
skyscraper reflected
in the Pond —
unfinished business
falling leaves
partner seconds
through the hours —
the bridge watches
——–
tall buildings cast
new shadows
on old stones
another autumn-
things i must do before
the next winter
-kashinath karmakar (kash poet)
over the pond
the weight
of the Gapstow Bridge
Cat Bridge in Fall
Spry young trees
stand straight & tall,
flaunting autumn foliage
at facades of distant buildings
showing off taller, straighter flatness
& out-whiting one another.
Ancient tree
bows to autumnal calico
reflected in stream-like pond.
Tree tries to emulate rustic curve
of patchwork bridge built
of rough brown stones.
Bridge
mimes feline spine
of cat seen only by bridge herself,
& by large stone alligator
sprawled on shore
& small bird
perched on
bent old
tree.
© Georgia Kornbluth 2013
bridge dilemma –
to cross over
or float beneath
Strider
with Grandpa
found
dreams of green things
growing
Train boxcars
Art
In motion
Natures beauty has no competition.
Word's are very to express its beauty.
Natures beauty is reflecting in the river.