Mid-November poems

 

four colors of fall

on the foot-high pin oak

field mouse scampers

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waiting till morning

to photograph the flowers

alas, it's raining

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in darkness' chill

gossiping geese fly

to safe nesting place

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her father's pickup

      collateral

for her student loan

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A bird,

a butterfly,

a falling leaf all flit

and flutter under the orange

dogwood.

Soft glow

of the mantel

decorated for fall:

Lisa's churn, autumn leaves, pumpkins,

gourds, nuts.

scratching itself

the young squirrel nibbles

on last year's acorns

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c 2022, Pat Laster dba lovepat press, Benton AR USA