Autumn Interlude

Sample for prompt for 9.24.14

Prompt for: Sept 24, 2014
Subject or Theme: Must title poem "Autumn Interlude"
Word(s) to Include: chime, dusk, tears, wave (or any derivatives of these words)

Forbidden Word(s): leaf (leaves), tree, sunset, moon, love, sweetheart, meet, break, respite, breath, breathless, breathe, (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: (none) Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.

Autumn Interlude

Brief space of time
indefinable moment
between release of foliage
when scarlet pages fly
telling stories of season's growth
and denouement--
shuffled underfoot, scuffed,
raked across the soul.
Internal clocks chime--
no wait for time or tears,
as the dusk of yearly day
waves farewell.