Autumn Trees

AUTUMN TREES like some huge wild beast this hollow tree, dead limbs spread two children inside three wolves in the snow patiently look up the tree some nut shells and tracks hear their wild clucking three ducks in the snow look up strewn red berries, tracks bare trees and lamp posts this empty, snow covered bench man with saxophone branches split skyward a few yet cling at the top flock of geese fly south Dave Austin