L’automne dans la Vallée
written by: John Drudge
She sat
On the old stone
Windowsill
Of the chateau
With a glass of red wine
Looking to the sunset
Splashing
Across French fields
Toward eternity
And that childlike need
For dreams
And lavender
And make believe
Where perfection
Is whispered
On an autumn breeze
Through the valley
Along the river
Over fiery reds
And stirring greens
To where hearts grow bold
And pain recedes
AUGUST 2020 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords Press
John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of five books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), Fragments (2021), and A Long Walk (2023). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.
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