holy writ
the leaf stem
records woodland days
Like to Like
soft as snow
feathered reeds
where winter will rest
Declaration
every edge
announced itself
declaring place in space
Beauty Berry
as the landscape mutes
and colors recede
one last glory
Given
bouquet
of leaves
autumn’s offering
Generosity
before she falls
peony finishes the season
by blooming her leaves
Portent
putting the garden to bed
a startling glimpse of spring
the foreshadowing anemone
The Great Pumpkin
emanating the light of the moon
no need for a knife to free its face
its spirit rises from the shape
The Ascetic
a monk of a moth
in birch bark robes
prostrate in prayer
Shucked Ruby
The Taste Of Color
plum purple
maple leaf
autumn’s fruit
Tropical Darling
how is it
you bloom in October
in zone 4b?
Tour De Force
every molecule conspired
rendering the common rock
into a masterpiece
Flickering
fairy candle
lights the way
into autumn’s darkening days
Speaking in Colors
conversing
with the maple
autumn confidences
Unfolding
news beauty unfolds
as time and growth
reveals and renews
Exhibit
an abstract installation
adorned the old oak tree
the mushroom’s artistry
Encountered
emerald green
seldom seen
frog king
Trilogy
three
installments of
the pumpkin’s tale
Blaze
basking in
the autumn sun
colorful blaze of dahlia days
Wedded
stonecrop on rock
the marriage of time
eternal and fleeting
See Sedum
shaboom
she blooms
succinct and succulent
Suggestion
wild geranium
suggests to the trees
the new season of colors has begun
Within
the light
from within
is beauty eternal
Autumn’s Palate
September’s beauty burns
in red and orange and brown
Life Blood
wet from rain
chard veins
pulse with life
From Field To Barn
each bale contains
a cycle of seasons
the circle of life
Preen
gloat worthy primping
much more than being clean
this attention to attractiveness
The Glory of Rain
blue umbrella
opens out
to cradle the rain
Roots
earthly delights
colors and flavor developing
beneath the soil’s surface