See sun’s end

We’ve shut the windows.
Pulled out sweaters, pulled on socks.
A fall admission.

The next day

Undereye circles
purple as grapes, lids heavy
as harvest-ripe vines.

Can’t sleep 3 – Bubbe’s lament

Again you’re staying
up late. God forbid you should
worry about me.

Autumn entourage

Cold rain heralded
her return. Killing frost trails
her, biding his time.

Unresolved

Today we act as
if nothing happened. Over
night a cold front passed.

Unseasonable

mother nature’s miss
taken october for jewel
eye’s endless summer.

Transformed

Foggy days. The shroud
of mystery that veils our
ordinary lives.

Weather report

Cold snap arrives at
last.  Wind, rain shake the changing
leaves into vibrance.

Baptism

Unexpected rain
soothing in a random way
anxious thoughts washed clear.

October

Summer warmth still clings
Like gum on a shoe, with all
the stickiness gone.