it was raining today but I still went for a walk
suddenly the wind took my hair blowing it all about
but it felt
sublime and
divine
as I strolled beneath majestic old maple trees
their leaves came t
u
m
b
l
i
n
g down on me
red, burnt orange and yellow falling, swirling, twirling
it was a perfect moment in time, so
I gathered many to press within the pages of my books
but sadly, they crumbled in my hands
so, I let them f l u t t e r away . . .
Montage of Autumn flows
Marked by minty trees ...lush!
Mauve-gold leaves whirl a prance
Melding shade for couples -
Moonlight foliage thralls
Mood's magic brings rapture
Maple moments of Fall !
Maples thrive in autumn
Mature leaves change colors
Melange of rustic hues
Maroon, umber and gold
Mortality in flight
Mother trees left weeping
Mourning 'til early Spring
Majestic maple trees,
Mixed coloured autumn leaves.
Mirrored on cool waters,
Montage miscellanies.
Myrtle, flame, silvered streaks,
Magenta, edged with gold,
Moonlight bliss, lovers kiss.
10 / 16 / 2024.
Maples have long life spans
Most are deciduous
Makes great stringed instruments
Many have bright fall hues
Marked by crimson and gold
Much loved by bird species
Marvelous bell shaped blooms
Maple trees- you stand tall
Meeting October's change-
Melding to burnished golds.
Midst our Autumn splendor-
Mark shedding as goodbye.
Meer naked, you'll sleep till
March- as buds wake again.
Mature arboretum
Memory of spring gone
Many start to wither
Maple leaves dominate
Multi-coloured display
Montage for October
Masterclass in fine art
She felt the lavendar sunset,
Caress her love,
Like an evening gown,
In the maples autumn,
Silhouette,
She stretched her hair,
And crescent hips,
To the blush of moon,
Golden leaves,
Upon the green,
And candles,
Upon verandas,
She gazed,
Within the hymn,
Of her being,
And,
Like her wine,
She uncorked her sighs,
Letting her damp soul,
Cool like rose mists,
Her silhouette,
Shimmered,
Like the lake,
That reflected,
Her exotic beauty,
And its enchantment,
Of waves,
In midnights moonlight,
She kept her embers glowing,
With the soothe,
Of lavendars,
And love,
That she kept,
In the maple coves,
Of her soul
Reynaldo Casison
Bleeding Sugar maples drip by drip
as a child, I'd oft steal a sip.
02/27/2023
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Last night a high wind
undressed the maple grove
it broke both twig and bough.
A flying carpet fell,
blood-tinted gold
spackled the woodland floor,
all in a heap and litter.
If you walk ankle-deep there
your shoes learn to speak
with the dying and the dead.
kiss of light, embracing, promising quiet
breathless joy, comforting with kind, gentle sighs
whispering leaves, softly waltzing, can’t deny it
wonders, inspired, brilliant desires who chastise
forests bring whimsical wonders to riot
playing gaily, summer’s goodbye to revise
history reminds the heart who laughs shyly
autumn trembles its teasing flourish, slyly
over velvet loans
designed gold plates displayed ---
finest fair of fall
17 March 2022
I saw the maples;
Chattering with the spruce;
Sparrows awaken;
Squirrels recused;
Running rapid;
Are those rabbits;
Dogs chasing still the cat up the tree;
God where are all the honey bees;
By the grave I saw the maples;
The lonely liquidambar leafing;
I felt obliged to admire the Rameses;
~
The bur oak smiled;
As the trees of all kinds;
Lo! The sun dials;
Waves with the wind in the skies;
Do just only the butterflies mind;
For the maple leaves fallen down;
By the grave I saw the maples;
Onto the grounds are browned and dead;
The lonely liquidambar leafing;
Tree, tree, trees;
Memories;
Dread;
~
Homeless one I am;
I guess under their shade I’ll be sleeping;
Living off the land;
Alone sleeping;
7/6/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2021
first kiss of autumn love
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
April 30, 2020
Silver Maples In Spring:
Sunlight seeps through Spring’s enlightening air
Trading snowy blankets for muddy grass.
White crystal trees will wake up to be bare,
As warm gold waves drip from a blue canvas
Feeding the still starving skeletal frame
Of slippery Silver Maples holding
Red buds to blossom in the morning flame
To become sharp bright green leaves exploding
Within the canopy like shimmering
Fireworks celebrating nature’s rebirth.
Red Cardinals and chickadees are chirping
Gentle songs as the soundtrack for the earth.
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