Charcoal gray clouds cover the sun
Could be raindrops today
Snuzzle in a warm sweater
Energy a change in weather's ray
A dampness laps at my notebook
Surrounds my rocking chair
Swirls of cool envelope the porch
Draping fall's presence there
Will it rain or soon pass on by
We need the rain I say
However the weather reveals itself
Delight in season portray
Leaves soggy drowned on path
abandoned by walkers, joggers,
bikers, boarders,
lovers, mothers with baby carriages,
lost soul wanderers, others.
Abandoned
earth musty
buried in compost's organic decay
splashes of mildewy moldiness
earthworms over-watered
wilting on bed of black lettuce
croutons for
birds that wearily
snuzzle in treetops
with shiver blankies
toe to beak.
Squirrels inspect nuts
for cracks against weather
neighborhood shock
follows new season inundation
belly growling loudly
and shouting
dark, damp, cold
hints of
end
Down where Golden Rods blooms
Creek runs to rushing tune
And mist rises on cool morns
Shrouding red Sweetgum leaves
Gentle wind blows through eaves
Sighing comfort not forlorn
Lazy sound so soothing
Snuzzle in relaxing
Listening to dove that mourns
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