Autumn Beyond Doubt

A feast of eye-catching hues swirl midair,
stoic fragile leaf a chill whisper,
overt orange, deep vein red,
pallid yellow, scaly amber,
jumble upon bright clad jumble,
earthbound mattress on a grey mud plot,
bald cypress, Norway maple,
crepe myrtle, pin oak,
shed their raw-hewn splintered twig,
amid the waning sun in bleak morph,
late August and September tread,
damp weather bashful pilgrimage,
acorn mulch stuck between the  grooves,
of rugged footwear on limp moss,
along harvest ripened pastures,
hardy toilers lay their white ash scythe,
they reap, gather and proudly stack,
turnips, pumpkins, squash, beet, zucchini,
lifeblood to thriving market square,
rustic idyl diet, whetstone oven backdrop,
whiffs of healthful soup simmering,
bowls scraped, hunger sated,
red ember coal fire glows,
aromatic haze taunt the frozen nose, 
symbolic fall eon meter pending,
 still a buoyant risen spirit
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Elliott Avatar
October 15, 2023 at 7:06 AM
You are the best and the brightest, good friend. There are so many talented poets that comprise the Soup, you and Susan Ashley are my top two favorites. I feel blessed to read both of your wondrous works. Beauteous autumnal poem.
Dietrich Avatar
October 1, 2023 at 9:35 PM
Wow. This is amazing, Howard. Such original imagery.
Fowler Avatar
October 1, 2023 at 11:07 AM
You've covered so much in your verse Howard. Nicely done! Congratulations! :)
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