the field mowed in circles
a meditation on fall
Preserving Beauty
color and light
embers of memories
to warm me in winter
Undressed
a naked tree stands
in autumn’s boudoir
of pink and grey
Deep Shadows
river rocks
wear fall’s colors
Luna
October’s morning moon
mourns departing light and leaves.
White Mums
a blizzard of blooms
before the first flakes fall
All Reticence Abandoned
October leaves compete
in displays of gloriousness
Layers
the pond is a mirror
that magnifies beauty
Cleome
a bit of a hussy
floozy and bossy
throwing herself everywhere
Into the light
all flights of fancy are grounded
until the sun dries dew from wings
Sanctity
sacred
are the autumn woods
a ritual of colors
Fall Fashion
dew bejewels
phlox’s final outfit
Wanderers
like shooting stars
milkweed travels
on wishes and hope
Carried
faith carried
the pansy
into October
Silhouette
sentry in the mist
guardian of daydreams
Celebrity
Autumn
lays a red carpet
for fall’s final days
New Day
dawn unwraps
our precious gift
another new beginning
Touché
houseplants counter
the outdoor’s red, orange and yellow
with pink and green
Autumn’s Gesture
a feather
of fern seeds
waves in the wind
Harvest
marigolds provide
bounty for
the final forage
Echo
subtle hydrangea
softly echos
the colors of fall
Brilliance
all the splendor of the season
contained in a single leaf
Free Spirit
alabaster moth
lights upon
blue aster
After the Bloom
Her color’s retired
the beauty of sparseness
revealed
Presents of Being Present
autumn’s air is crisp and chill
dalias on the windowsill
Sedum
ocean of pink
succulent stonecrop’s
tiny blossoms undulate
Offering
in the baby tears
a sprite plants
dreams yet to be dreamed
Fronds
side by side
two greens
salute the sun
Arriving Color
autumn wears
a corsage of
changing colors
Departing Color
reluctantly zinnia releases
her crowning glory –
color