Sepia-Tinted Season Is On

Sepia-tinted season is on You are yellow and red Crunching leaves in the lawn Soft sun on bed You are yellow and red As I pick apples Soft sun on bed Squirrels under maples As I pick apples In red-and-gold forest Squirrels under maples A Robin in your armrest In red-and-gold forest Snowy mist in air A Robin in your armrest A petal in your hair Snowy mist in air Gondola waits in the lake A petal in your hair Rich flavour of the cake Gondola waits in the lake String of verdant hillsides Rich flavour of the cake Evening playing with tides String of verdant hillsides October nip in air Evening playing with tides Melancholy eyes in the chair October nip in air Crunching leaves in the lawn Melancholy eyes in the chair Sepia-tainted season is on ------------------------------- October 3, 2019 Poet's October Pantoum Cash Prize Poetry Contest Sponsored by: William Kekaula