Frost Dresses

Frost dresses basil leaves
Now white - soon brown and brittle
As Autumn passes by.

October 12, 2009

Golden Brown

Golden brown leaves drift
To earth - blanketing the grass
Crinkling under foot.

October 13, 2009

Off White

Under an off white
cloud blanket, red sumac bursts
Amid fading grass.



October 8, 2009

Forest Burns

A forest burns bright
In the autumn sun which rises
Late in a pale sky.



October 7, 2009

Mud Swallows

Mud swallows yellow
Boots - sucking the soles down deep -
Souls glued to the earth.



October 6, 2009

Puff Ball

Puff Ball clouds float past
Scrapping the tree tops, shaking
Loose leaves as they pass.



October 5, 2009

Slate Gray

A slate gray ceiling
Peeks, between the turning leaves
That dance, spin and fall.



October 1, 2009

Sun Dries

Sun dries the fallen
Leaves that crunch beneath our feet
Summer falls away.



September 30, 2009

Quail

A quail pecks pebbles
The tall yellow grass reveals
It's meandering.



September 29, 2009

Dark Clouds

Wet dark clouds race by
Winds beats upon the windows
Which whine and whistle.



September 28, 2009

Trees

Trees bright red yellow
And orange are veiled by
A pearl grey tulle fog.



September 24, 2009

Thank You Carl Sandburg

Imperceptible
Movement like the sound of a
Cat's feet on the hunt.



September 25, 2009

Umbrella

An umbrella whips
Wildly in the wind- rain drops
Pelt people passing.



September 23, 2009

Bone Cold

Bone cold deepening
Mists thick as the ocean enfold
Us, Autumn descends.



September 22, 2009

Monotone

Monotone skies drop
Behind red tinged oak trees
Like a cold grey shroud.



September 21, 2009

Green Leaves

Green Leaves blushed red
Others turn a pale yellow
All will fall with grace.


September 17, 2009

Gopher

A head rises above
The earth and inspects the grounds
The gopher as king.


September 16, 2009