November Leaves, for Emmy Really, it’s not up to leaves alone to fallit is a collective agreement by November life becomes aboutwhat to hold onto & how life becomes a story of precision maintenancein preparation for an ultimate letting goan understanding of the shift into a quietdeeper existence for a time & so leaves do… Continue reading Poem 321 – November Leaves
Tag: Autumn
Poem 311 – This day, the raking
This day, the raking raking leaves under the giant maple that dropped themunder a plate of blue sky so blue my blues leftleaving blues leaves falling giant maple roots under medropped thoughts clearing the ruckus of mind mindingthe tender afternoon warmth scarf unwrapped droppedon the peeling porch tender clearings showing age – this autumn day… Continue reading Poem 311 – This day, the raking
Poem 259 – Fall Night
Fall Night for Monti the scent of orangedeep like changeburnt & crispylike summer’s skinpeeling to coolits tender bones the darkness darkerlayered like secretseigengrau & onyxlike shadow’s shadowripening to burstits widening playground these fall nights turn like pages in season’s grimoire –leaf’s veins weeping the last of warmth’s wishesstaining sidewalks in goodbye graffiti
Poem 258 – Inside Patchouli
Inside patchouli Autumn mornings in concert with cricketscicadas witnessing the sun’s forehead nuzzle dawn into day the accepted repetition of arriving the achievement of such repetition the musk of knowing & choosing the light – the illumination of being a thing fully this oil of my youthlingers on sweater sleeveslifts me like his kiss can
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 