November 22: Thankful

Moment of grace:

vole dashing under my tires

was only an oak leaf.

October 27: Foliage

Packing for a trip.

Maple tree in the yard

just starting to lose leaves.

October 16: Fall

Imprints of the fallen

leaves on the sidewalk

Ghost season

October 11: Sumac

Deep in conversation

he still notices 

the scarlet sumac leaves.

October 5: Warm spell

Car windows open.
A yellow leaf
becomes a fellow passenger.

September 13: Red

How to ignore it:

up on the mountain

first glimpse of red leaves.

November 30: Holiday decorating

Some last golden leaves

scattered amid the greenery

of our Christmas wreath.

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November 11: Low tide

Low tide on the Passy.

I mistake wind-blown leaves

for lingering shorebirds.

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November 6: Falling

Uneasy dreams.

Falling leaves' small thuds

against the bedroom window.

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November 5: Memorial

Memorial service.

Tamarack needles

have all turned gold.

 

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November 2: Visitor

strange cat in the yard

seems transfixed by the maple

the power of gold

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November 1: Mood

late afternoon light

bronze of roadside oaks

crows the last birds flying

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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 23: On the Rail Trail

kingfisher overhead

gold underfoot coin of the realm

each step an homage

 

 

 

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October 19: Afternoon glow

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

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 14: Meditation garden

Upon reflection

it all becomes clear:

pathos of floating fall leaves.

 

 

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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 7: Windfall

fearful of the woods--

rapid barrage of acorns

leaves suddenly red

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