Last roses of summer
clinging to bare branches
Apple tree, bereft of leaves and fruit
raising its arms in mute beseechment
waiting for spring
Grass still green
smothered with layers of colorful leaves
Spots of red here and there, smoke tree
and euonymus still flaunting their colors
for awhile
Holly tree coming into its own
with variegated leaves and bright red berries
Winds will come
all remnants of summer swept away
too soon
In this mild clime, no snow to cover
the immodestly bare
Decidious trees once so proud
shivering in their nudity
deserted by birds
Tall evergreens
sentinels guarding this graveyard of summer
holding their own against the railing wind
brave soldiers anchoring the earth
'til winter surrenders to sweet spring
once more
Honorable Mention
Categories:
euonymus, naturered,
Form: Narrative