Soothsayer's Call Poet's Lament

a leaf dances and sways in skies painted in shades yellows and golds soft whispers of premonitions the changing slant of morning light an oak bears the passage of time a leaf dances and sways in skies gathers with others on the ground shadows of a summer passage afternoon stillness after rain clouds shadow the change of weather a leaf dances and sways in skies as summer dreams its own ending reflections of the time’s passage mournful song as winds sweep the land soothsayer’s call poet’s lament a leaf dances and sways in skies August 25, 2022 Hint of Fall Autumn Poetry Contest