Nearly Thanksgiving

POEMS FOR THE SEASON

'depleted foliage
from a waning autumn'
he fishes for bass
[from a picture by William Moore,and part of the caption, ADG. This is called a 'found' poem.]
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on my day off
I sit on the porch
revel in the rain
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every leaf gone
from the once-brilliant
sassafras
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speckled maple leaf
blows over my shoulder
onto my journal
'write about me' it beckons
'so my life will mean something'
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all paws in the dish
gleaning for leftover bits
the lone kitten
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bumble bee
disappears
into the bucket of pears
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a foggy morning
the sun sending starburst rays
through the tops of pines
[ADG picture, B. Krain]
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northwestern cloud bank
layers of pinks and blues
of the lightest hues
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL
c 2011 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press