flotsam and mallards
pausing on their journey south
circle the eddy

full lunar eclipse
Red Sox clinch the World Series
in the eerie light

apple crisp evening
harvest moon waxing through
maple’s golden glow

turquoise and salmon
sunrise lights up the lindens
boulevard glowing

standing in autumn
golden veil of mystery
surrounds my lover

each day new hazards
five geese guarding the approach
just par for the course

how lucky the leaf
that falls into the river
journey just begun

kettle of vultures
wheel on afternoon thermals
scribing autumn sky

beckoned back to earth
one by one damp golden leaves
let go of the branch

each fall like clockwork
we add an hour to the night
someone tell the dog