pops of red this week
autumn’s palette broadens as
the days grow shorter
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I’m going to let this one stand on its own.
outside the window
tinges of autumn color
speckled in the green
I’ve written in this space before about the floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall window that overlooks a ravine that sits at one end of…
doffing verdant hues
September slips into
something more yellow
Yes, I’m a syllable short in the middle line, but that’s where I ended up. Where I would have liked to end up is…
look at the edges
and notice the beginnings
of autumn’s return
I grew up in a rural town where the only option for listening to anything other than country was a “dawn to dusk” AM radio station…
no matter the temps
the calendar assures me
spring begins today