Tuesday, November 6, 2007

The Vestments of Fall

Sweaters in the morning, less in afternoon,
Frosty start , blazing middle, chilly old end
The leaves once so fertile, now begin to fall,
Dead souls roam the map, visiting nostalgia,
Cornucopia spills, lives mix, a pie batter, amongst the waxy apples
Animals scrounge for food and a burrow,
For they know that winter comes,
We, those that heat from the luminescent glow of plastic,
We do not feel as they feel,
The Earth breathes, and some sense,
The leaves drift from their once so high homes, and some watch
Take delight in the color, the depth,
Smooth the succulent squash, and taste its yellow

2 comments:

rm mist said...

I love the contrast between
"Cornucopia spills
and
"animals scrounge for food"

Favorite line and great image:
"Smooth the succulent squash and taste it's yellow."

blue aisling said...

Me too! Those were my favorite images - scrounging is a great word!

(Sorry to sneak in uninvited, but your link was on mistymorning's page under mine and I got curious!)