Consumed by Flowering Fires
Humanity Cloaked in Flames
With gratitude to Diana C. and KTHT for the Themed Poetry Challenge, Month 2-Prompt 3, Consumed by Flowering Fires, I wasn’t sure I was going to write and submit in Medium these last couple of weeks — all the heavy emotions and concerns once again have my amygdala on overdrive. Yet, I read and when I saw this prompt, I thought I might be able to put something together. Thank you!
I look up at the trees
Their leaves are falling
Still slowly and yellow
Not nearly the fiery red or orange -
Yet.
I know the days are getting shorter
I feel it in my bones
As the air begins to thin from the
Thick humidity of summer in the south
And I know the rich autumn colors are coming.
But then, I look up at the tv screen
And I notice the colors of autumn -
They are taking up way too much screen-time
The fiery balls of flame…
