Autumn Fire
vivid jade and frolicsome
when summer zephyrs eddy near,
the leaf enfeebles during harvest
so its glow, like emerald,
drains to gaudy saffron hue:
a single, sere lick of flame
combusting autumn into fire
‘til winter’s hoar grows imminent
and earthward flutters fragile leaf,
extinguished.
October 25, 2016
Autumn Fire Contest
Mystic Rose
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