the pines' understory
all colors of fall
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unlawful
to blow leaves into the street
what about the wind?
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male cardinal
feasting on beautyberries--
windy autumn day
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Acorns
fall and windchimes
play. The cats chase oak leaves
skittering across the porch, and
acorns.
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An oak
leaf falls, is caught
in the mini-rose bush.
Two pots of pansies finally come
alive.
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Two crows
carp at something
near the pecan tree, which
reminds me: gather the fallen
pecans.
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Three crows
span the roadway
this early fall morning.
Whatever do they hope to prove
by this?
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