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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 11. Fall Sightings
October Morning
The slim rising moon,
fit consort for Orion,
cannot flee sunrise.
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Early dawn sunlight
shines through golden foliage,
tinting the morning.
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Deer feed in the mist,
stealing quick bites, tails flicking,
alert to the wind.
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Luxuriant vines
turn from lime to bright lemon,
then drop their garments.
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Brilliant deep blue skies,
crisp air carrying woodsmoke,
mark the season's change.
November Harvest
Sharp, green clustered leaves,
laid flat by the early snow,
bow reluctantly.
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Bright orange treasure,
imprisoned in frozen soil,
yields sweetness when freed.
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Withered, bent, grey stalks,
ponderous with full seed-heads,
nod in the cold wind.
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Long dried mottled pods
rustle on sinewy stems,
whispering of spring.
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Bright, blood-red berries,
progeny of pollened bees,
recall their blossoms.
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