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The Business of Autumn

The Business of Autumn 
David J Walker

1.	The season of dry clouds and Canada Geese
        Arrived over the weekend

2.	The weatherman says the freeze was 
        too light last night to have been noticed 

3.	A frost is in the forecast but rescheduled 
        for some other tomorrow 

4.	The full moon demands homage 
        deserving its observations 

5.	before the sun sets 
        on another harvest

6.	The farms have formed seas of 
        ripe corn and white cotton  

7.	bordering a thousand small towns 
        in every direction

8.	allergens release in the winds the
        invisible seeds of misery 

9.	The last days and nights of the whine of  
        cotton gins bailing good fortune

10.	The business of autumn comes to an end
        On the fairway of a county fair

11.	The next rain will be cold and will
        Hold its verdict … Ice or snow…
        until after Thanksgiving

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