Tag Archives: Fall

simple gifts – November 28

11.28 the steel blue river of ice bends its swan neck amongst fifty foot sentinels, balancing the browns and needle golds below.   while the sweet fall wift of smoke upon the wind echoes passages of time and hearth and … Continue reading

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raking leaves – November 15

11.15 raking leaves, blowing leaves, feeling the satisfaction   of cleaning my space, cooperating with nature, appreciating   the intricate design that clings in each leaf   so that more might be born amidst all the rough.   satisfying to … Continue reading

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skyframe – November 14

11.14 nests dot the skyframe, treetops gone bare but not barren. life exudes, sways, hides high and unbidden from below.   the sun bears off my coat, a twist of fate in the November day, unexpected smiles and warming between … Continue reading

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blowsy pooh days – October 12

10.12 Blowsy, blustery pooh-like days, high limbs whipping in the bursts, leaves fluttering across fields where young men turn the days of autumn in one last battlefield for school honors.   Pleasure. crispness. oxygen enhanced, chlorophyll depleted colors open up … Continue reading

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dabbings of yellow – September 14

9.14 dabbings of yellow, an occasional red, a forty degree drop overnight, the trees and temps are turning like lemmings to the sea.   early leaf drops scatter the ground, the air sniffs crisper, the sky a little grayer, the … Continue reading

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Fall winds in July – July 28

7.28 Fall winds in July give respite, and promise. The hard days of sun will pass. ———————

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