October 31: Samhain

a day for haunting--

leaves skitter before my car

like small animals

 

a day for haunting--

sun's dying light

turns the mountain blood red

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October 30: Distraction

Outside the library

crow in a puddle

drinking last night's rain.

 

 

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October 29: Clarry Hill

Old stone walls converging

on crimson barrens.

We walk there together.

 

 

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October 28: Migration

Zugunruhe--

she thinks of me when she sees

a flock of blackbirds.

 

 

Zugunruhe: a German word that means migratory restlessness

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October 27: Dark and stormy

Home to an empty house

just as the rain starts to fall--

will you call me?

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October 26: Last cricket

So cold this morning

I'm surprised to hear

a lone cricket still chirping.

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October 25: Flock

Clamor of crows out back--

am I part of the crowd

or even more alone?

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October 24: It turns cold

Branch stripped bare:

two crows swaying in the wind.

Not a metaphor. Nope.

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October 23: On the Rail Trail

kingfisher overhead

gold underfoot coin of the realm

each step an homage

 

 

 

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October 22: Inside

Rain on the streets.

Does the cat at the window

watch with relief or envy?

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October 21: Cobalt

Town wrapped in fog.
A woman walks her dog
wearing a cobalt blue coat.

October 20-B: Hunger

Geese flying overhead.

Our neighbor pulls a wagon

to the food pantry.

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October 20-A: Wild geese

geese flying overhead

their heart-stirring calls

an ancient poetry

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October 19: Afternoon glow

Late sunlight falls the same
on the red boathouse
and red maple leaves.

October 18: Recurrent

Moths under the porch light.

Still haunted

by last night's dream.

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October 17: Moonrise

in our headlights

in the growing moonlight

how strange they look--autumn leaves

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October 16: I-95

south on the turnpike

technicolor trees shining--

we're just passing through

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October 15: Flood tide

full moon high tide
washing over the jetty
and then the moon itself

October 14: Meditation garden

Upon reflection

it all becomes clear:

pathos of floating fall leaves.

 

 

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October 13: Chestnuts

amid blighted trees

prickly harvest of chestnuts

so much we've lost, and yet

 

 

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October 12: Six crows

Six crows on the lawn

oblivious to clamor

of the garish leaves.

 

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October 11: First frost

First frost, melted,

dripping off the eaves.

Wearing layers against the cold.

October 10: Half moon

Moon half full and rising
over the gas station--
it's always something.

October 9: Rain day

Waiting out the rain

in a warm, dry place with friends

coffee and krullers.

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October 8: In tune

Long drive alone in the dark,

all my heartaches

on the damn radio.

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October 7: Windfall

fearful of the woods--

rapid barrage of acorns

leaves suddenly red

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October 6: Hurricane tracking

wind in the oak trees

acorns rain down like hail

we don't know what's coming

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October 5: Primary colors

How the red maple leaves

contrast with basswood leaves

and the deep blue sky.

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October 4: Here in the north

The sky has lost all color.
Moth on the screen
looks like a fallen leaf.

October 3: Memorial

How sweet the roses

planted by a friend now gone.

I inhale again.

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October 2: Sunday afternoon

Football on the radio.

More red leaves glowing

on the mountainside.

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October 1: Harvest

Bins of pumpkins, apples,

six kinds of squash.

We talk in the car.

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