Obeisance to October
by Pat Laster


with the needed rain
the struggling zinnias
revive until frost
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maple leaf drifting
into ascorbic water
for peeled pears
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scenic ridge
full of color last Monday
this Monday, all brown
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welcome rain
the dogwood seems to glow
with redness
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sycamore's mottled bark
showing through dying leaves
blustery north wind
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c 2012 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press