October 2023

 October

 

Absent warning a shower is no longer comfort-warm rain

Yonder chill has come aboard the Autumnal Express train

 

Comfortably pleasant afternoon 70’s-temps offer Delights

Waning golden sun-shafts lesser-angle beacon Cool nights

 

Old Blue-earth-orb has slow-rotated ushering in fresh-crisp air

Palette subtle-hue change announces Future winter-freeze snare

 

Afore “snow”-Queen shadows black-grey daguerreotype in Beauty-white

Comes color wardrobe Royal-regal Yellow! Red! Gold! Stunning-sight

 

Wraith-ghosts! & Goblins! “Boo!” Candy-pirates bold! “Trick or Treat!”

Alabaster-pale full moon bare-limb silhouette cold-wind to sugar-sweet

 

Stirs Whisper-wind dry-raspy tossed-leaves in eternal-chase game-of-tag

Big yellow-lighted owl-eyes survey orange-black Happy Halloween jag

 

Jack Frost smart-brushed yesterday’s diminished foliage in crystal-ice

Steaming-tea hot mug cinnamon-stick fragrance spiked pumpkin-spice

 

Fall-larder piled in promise to deny cold-times with gourmet Delicious food-fare

Seasoned fire-wood cut, split and piled awaiting crackle-flame banked with care

 

Perchance! (a secret longing wish) “Friend” early-snow diamond-glisten land

One forever curious-kid to duck a flier, kiss a chance, absent any plan

 

Oh! Exceedingly Blessed! Saddle the grey! Mount! Adventure-bound!

Each varied-season Perfect for all who choose to find a fortune-crown

 

Once! Ice-storm blue-crystal sparkle-shine spider-web inspiring design

Myriad-photos in slide-trays awaiting utility portrayed in a book-align

 

Last Winter-cold long-ago succumbed; vanquished to a greening-Spring

Gentle shower sweet-rains encourage “new”-birth tally-count, now begin

Summer Wild! Awesome-wonder lightning-flash thunderstorms chagrin

Mother Nature Flame-burst celebrating a Last-hurrah harmonious-sing

4-seasons, Lord,  in a holy-sacred logical series-of-events resulting thing

 

Can’t forfeit any “what” they thought once captured-held in eternal-passion

’Tis fleeting vanished-of- reality cherish/enjoy the only present-now fashion

 

Some-were and are and come---Few-stay…’morrow ebbs and flows again

‘Tis “I”---yon constant ne’er the same…Focus-awake appreciate! Amen!