Autumn Note Poems

came,
on wings,
swift and brisk,
bleak November,
bringing smile and sigh.
naked trees stand aghast,
with leaves falling and tumbling,
as tresses cut from a girl's head.
flowers from their royal thrones...

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Though the west wind is, often, wild,
It blows, sometimes, miraculously mild.
It seemed I waited for such a tender time, 
To my stubborn friend to send...

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I sat beneath the ancient oak in my back yard,
grieving and in sorrow at the age of twelve.
My best friend, Jessie, was moving far away.
I...

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Autumn reminds us of our mortality
Shows us that all things come to their end,
But in our hearts we prefer immortality
And the two must somehow blend.

Written...

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Just a Note

What does that mean, 
taking time...
and dwelling on a memory?
It is a choice, 
sometimes of our own making, 
but not always. 

Our lives...

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The New York Giants 
are playing today
Watching football is exciting
Yes, it is violent 
and people get injured
But the players know what they
are getting into when...

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adieu, adieu
hiding eyes I said-
“this is not new”

“feel fair in welfare
don’t fear o’ dear”

but, I come back in me
find around appalling empty

summer has gone
rainy has...

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Verse settled down without fanfare
Three ladies made of roses bright,
Greeted me by showering   care
Which on first day, was pure delight.

And moving on after...

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I picture you
Soft with half sleepy smiles 
A tangle of Saturday’s blankets wrapped around 
Our inner peace 
Skin that smells of waiting coffee
busy daytime movements
and...

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It hasn't bitten yet
Sense lingers still of green and blue
But memories come shivering
My skin still damp    though    chilling through

Something...

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