up just in time
to watch a lone red leaf
drifting, adding to the autumn
carpet. ['12]
Mother
birds--like mothers
of all kinds and stripes--like
clean water to drink, and also
to bathe.['22]
From an
open door, I
see pink azaleas.
From a window, the white torch of
yucca. ['21]
Puzzles
and Perspective
on the porch swing, despite
the sometimes gusty and cooling
breezes. ['22]
Even
the older cats
want inside. Are they spooked
by the artificial pumpkins
nearby? ['12]
Blue jay
and mockingbird
sipping from the rain-filled
birdbath on this cool October
morning. ['19]
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