Rambling Indiangrass long,
skirt pleats hide shy pale knees,
untied hair flies flirty breeze -
asters in basket throng
with purity of wild white
in wicker natural,
petals pressing tactual
absorbed in beauty quite
spectacular. With my hand
I brush the sways of gold,
towheaded seedpods add bold
plumed flourish to the land.
Feathered heads rising to peek
‘bove teal blades turned yellow
graceful in ripened mellow,
silky Autumn mystique.
Susan Ashley
September 23, 2018
~ Eighth Place ~
Contest: Enclosed Rhyme - September, 2018
Sponsor: Dear Heart
*Rambling: to walk aimlessly or idly over or through. To wander around in a leisurely manner.*
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