trees emptied of leaves
so an autumn sunset
colors the sky
The Transfer Of Color
In The Sweet
autumn leaves
coated with
honeyed autumn light
Fairies Autumn
mostly fall is raucous color
but at a small enclave near the brook
shy leaves blush hues of pink
Crescendo
if colors could be heard
this maple offers
a triumphant cymbal’s crash
The Hurried Hush
autumn days quicken
keeping pace with the meadow’s
movements of light and color
Color Hunting
leaf peepers
big buck
the red, red maple
Pumpkin Tracks
a gathering of gourds and pumpkins
like patrons at the train depot
awaiting their ride through autumn
The Gilded Season
autumn’s garden palette
favors purple and peach
enhanced by obliquely slanted light
Right Behind Us
perched in bare branches
just over his shoulder
is autumn then winter
The Garden Crests
a yellow wave of color
crashes upon
the shore of fall
Hellenium Autumnale
like angels gathered
in their halos of gold
chaperoning the season’s change
In Exchange
color leaving leaves
to redden berries and set the seeds
the bargain that autumn demands
From Above
reprieved from freezing
a sun warmed soup
of autumn’s leaves
Stillness
the lichen
and the leaves
find their autumnal repose
Cattail Cotton Candy
sweet stuff
spun out of
light and life
Wearing The Blush Of Cold
succulent roses
tenacious as barnacles
cling to the end of autumn
Fall Bids Us To
wake up and embrace
the glorious beauty
of every fleeting moment
Invitation
autumn left
the gate open so
summer’s end could enter
Combinations
this morning held everything
each possible
presence and absence
Glancing Back
you notice me
eavesdropping on
your song
Like Honey
luminous autumn light
sticks to every
leaf and twig
That Old Master
autumn light
painting memories
on the landscape
Time’s Allotment
old goldenrod and evergreens
holding the inbetween
of seasons
Porthole
an autumn rain
becomes winter ice
window to the seasons passage
In Autumn Light
we begin to see
the definitions
made by absence
Boardwalk In The Marsh
the walk
itself
is the destination
Heavy Rain Finds Her Wings
when the slush
begins to float
autumn’s door is closing
All Of Autumn
taking place
in a puddle
on the ground
A Spell Is Cast
in autumn light
vision extends
into the forever
Splendor
the saintly birch
in her golden halo
luminous in blue