October brings spring’s
evil twin, tiptoeing
skipping, running
backward through
fallen leaves.
She blows a kiss
crisp as an autumn apple.
Sullen, I contemplate
the coat closet.
You know, once snow stops falling it’s kind of annoying. Just FYI. Sunday, January 12th Out back. One of these birds is not like the ...
almost like an extra long haiku. love the little twist.
ReplyDeleteYou did it! Yea, you! And such a delightful, energetic verse. Well, apart from that sullenness associated iwth the coat closet. I really like it!
ReplyDeleteI'm keeping you pinned so I'll remember to stop by every day with encouragement. I often don't get here because -- well, you Blogger people are hard to keep up with. Even the email notifications usually come a day or two late, and I won't use Google Friend Connect. Crotchety me. But I think the tab will do it!
October has a way with turning every path into a Yellow Brick Road. Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteLove your poem! Love fall! We're having a cold front moving through this weekend. The high is supposed to be a chilly 82º tomorrow...yeay!
ReplyDeleteThat IS a lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo, and I like the poem about the ambivalence with which we all greet fall.
ReplyDeleteLove both photo and poem!
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