fall leaves

fall leaves
orange pumpkins
for the porch and
yellow flowers
for the sunroom

red begonia

red begonia
placed with two
orange pumpkins
near forsythia and fence
still blooms

trimming the stems
of carnations
and giving them
fresh water
October sun

brown ferns
and daylily leaves
rest on the ground
in autumn sun
late September yard

reading
in a sunny corner
of the house
I could be
any age

reading the poets
of my parents’
generation
their voices
return

SMILE, 2010

Reprinted: They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku; Edited by Robert Epstein (2017, Middle Island Press).

early fall
small brown blanket
from my mother’s home
adds beauty and warmth
to the sunroom

Monday
and planning
the week
what will grow
what should rest

Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
October 28, 2013

This is a favorite poem,
and good to offer in different ways
over the years.

Published by WestWard Quarterly
Fall, 2016

cold
Lake Michigan winds
a tiny bird
seeks shelter
by the kitchen window

leaves of bleeding hearts
now gold
so do broken hearts mend
so does grief heal
Autumn grace

This poem was a gift. I am grateful to share again here, in large print.

Published by Bell’s Letters Poet, SMILE, and WestWard Quarterly.