the river still runs
but the cold has dug
its fingers in the ground
Settling On, Settling In
So Many Goodbyes
to the leaves, colors and blossoms
a tender farewell to each
until we meet again
Lit From Within
in the last days
brighter and more precise
than in all the previous living
Conversation Wanders
our feet
in the leaves
do all the talking now
Wistful Windows
I see a longing
in the barns’ window eyes
unsure if it is theirs or mine
The Old Orchard
abiding change
resolute in bearing fruit
apples in community
Isle
I send my dreams
away to play on the island
in the bay
Falling Fast
a flurry
of oak leaves
hurries towards winter
Forest Bones
time’s skeleton
the sun bleached bones
of prodigious trees
A Satisfaction
a contented lowing
released into the mist rise
of the morning
Oak Leaves And Seaweed
riding the breath
of the ocean
home
Still Sweet
Maine’s blueberry sky
not yet
bittered by cold
Autumn’s Wealth
the light
now gilds
most everything
Gathered In Worship
every leaf a prayer
at the steeple
of the felled tree
Rise Of The Sun
colors of the new day
press against
the bedroom screen
Woodland Tapestry
all the movement
and colors of fall
woven into this moment
Mistaken For A Coven
this murder of crow
trick or treating
in the field
In Departure Arrival
from the branch
to the ground
and back to the source
Afternoon Grazing
souls partaking
in the comfort found
of silent companionship
Gathering And Traveling
ascending the ridge
a clustering of geese
search for their formation
leaders emerge
vying for the point position
of their traveling “v”
Time Is A Painter
between the blues
of sky and water
autumn commences coloring
A Cloud Of Angels
those flowers still blooming
at season’s end
deserve a special moniker
October In The Picking Garden
this late October bloom
a sight to memorize and revisit
once winter paints the world grey and white
Organized Labor
gathered at the source
the bees objective
feed the hive, save the planet
Change
life and time
always on the move
let us be their gracious guests
Revealing All The Tiny Details Of Connection
the space that grows
between each leaf
coaxes sight into insight
Rock Hopping
chasing warmth
autumn light traverses
the rocky river bed
For The Monarchs
there at the edge of darkness
the white flash of milkweed seeding
ensuring a haven for the butterflies return
Roadside Attractions
in the blue
puffs and fluff travel by
as sumac colors by the barn
a portrait of autumn New England
Oh The Magnolia
red lipstick berries
in polka dot husks
farewell with a flourish