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Leaves fall in warm hues. Cool breeze, early nights, crisp air. Autumn says "Hello".
by Alyssa Dearborn (Liverpool 2018)
It’s mid-October, a Mostly Orange-flavored time of year here in Central New York. With Autumn now in full swing, what better time to pull a few haiku out from our archives to brighten things up!
October arrives Time for leaves and spooky things Fall shows her beauty
by Lou Ann Pilon (Pennellville 2018)
flame red veins on leaves golden faces letting go waltz with wind then rest
by Sally Hendee (Hawley 2016)
Like an artist’s canvas, October’s changing skies, gusty winds and fluctuating temperatures have once again created unexpected sensory delights all around us with warm shades of orange, yellow and red — the quintessential colors of Autumn here in Upstate New York.
Leaves, brown yellow red Colors falling over green Nature's changing art
by Michael Brigandi (Syracuse 2014)
‘long the creek untrimmed sumac wave fall-singed leaves, flaunt burnt sienna horns
by Ellen Agnew (Syracuse 2007)
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Even October’s full moon on the 28th — the Hunter Moon — is expected to be a bright shade of orange.
moonbeams hitch a ride onto lazy waves, while the leaves flutter and fall
by Debra Alexis (Jamesville 2016)
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Speaking of Autumn-colored moonbeams, when creating the beautiful illustration below, artist James McCampbell, writes: ”….When I read this efficient haiku that evoked the beauty of the fall season and the passion of two people in love, the idea of my eventual illustration bloomed inside my head. Once I took a photograph at dusk in the Franklin Square area, the poster design came together quickly. I wanted to use the shape of an imagined couple to frame the scene via the use of negative space. Once the first draft was completed, it all felt like it was meant to be. Simultaneously as the sun begins to set, the dawn of young love begins.”
Wild Autumn wind whips Two young lovers first wild kiss Embrace crimson leaves Poet: Jane Curley Artist: James McCampbell Series: 2021
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On a bright October day, stunning visions of mostly orange shades of Autumn abound: on a drive to the local pumpkin patch or a wagon ride out to pick apples or a quick stop at a farmer’s market for the last of sweet corn, sunflowers and acorn squash.
Orange foliage Amid the crisp Autumn air Apple picking days
by Cynthia DeKing (Zephyr Hills 2020)
red apples, red barns Rolling hillsides, cornfields tilled Blazing leaves, Autumn!
by Patricia Rickard-Lauri (Baldwinsville 2017)
Bountiful harvests, Corn mazes, pumpkin patches. Picture-perfect Fall.
by Perri Hogan (Syracuse 2018)
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“Orange” is also the official color of the SU Orange — whether you enjoy basketball or football, soccer or field hockey, SU Orange sports dominate the news here — all year long.
Touchdowns and skinned knees leaves fall, covering the ground We all bleed Orange
by Stephanie Maksymiw (Auburn 2019)
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Poet Lewis Hylton reflects on the inspiration for his fine haiku below: “I first encountered the “Saltine Warrior” sculpture when my father took me to S.U. football games at Archbold Stadium. It was Ernie Davis’s first varsity season, the year S.U. won the National Championship. The sculpture was in a prominent location on University Place which I tried to walk by every game on the way to the stadium. The warrior exemplified the spirit of excellence in Syracuse athletics. When the “Saltine Warrior” was discontinued from the role as a sports mascot, the statue was relocated to a sculpture court elsewhere on the campus, which is where I rediscovered it some years later. Reconnecting with it inspired the creation of my haiku.”
Secluded glory Red and orange tradition Saltine bow poised taut
Poet: Lewis Hylton Artist: William Smith IV Series: 2016
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Is it still a Mostly Orange-flavored Autumn outside your window? Be sure to soak it all in before it’s blown away!
Like a dusting of snow Orange blankets the ground Time to rake up leaves
by Rosalyn M. Carroll (Manlius 2016)
Vanished Autumn leaves a murder of black crows guard the lonesome oak tree
by Jungtae Lee (Syracuse 2019)
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To read more about each poet and artist listed above, click on their name where highlighted. To read more Autumn-themed haiku on our Poetry Blog, click HERE. For Halloween-inspired haiku, click HERE. If you’d like to read more October-themed haiku, click HERE. And, if you’d like to purchase any of the illustrated haiku posters featured on this post, click on the highlighted Series Year; if you’d like to view and purchase any of our other beautiful haiku posters, click HERE — with the holidays just around the corner, they make great gifts!
Thank you!
Posted by Rosalyn M. Carroll for the Syracuse Poster Project
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