Autumn

autumn sky
patches of twilight
in the falling leaf

autumn dawn
mother serves white rice
on an almond leaf

autumn dawn
she sees a white hair
in my mustache

autumn
listening deep
to my inner voice

on a stone bench
mother fingers her wrinkles
autumn loneliness
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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