Trick or treat 4

Only buy the good
candy because you have to
live with leftovers.

Ripoff

No pumpkins any
where, except for Wal-mart which
wants ten bucks a pop.

Seasonal attire

Wearing the mantle
of autumn. Cold starry nights
days of leaf-strewn gold.

Domesticated Eve

An apple, as red
as it is crisp, awaits on
the blue floral plate.

Cozy

The new furnace kicks
on, and I rise to the warmth
like yeast bread baking.

Trick or treat 2

Halloween spirit
eludes me, like the ghost of
someone I once loved.

Daylight savings time

Turn the clocks back next
week? I could use that extra
hour of sleep right now…

Trick or treat

Decorations for
Halloween still not up. Life
seems scary enough.

Clothing exchange

Suddenly it’s too
chilly to wear a tshirt.
Autumn’s in the house.

Hometown

Back east, the skies are
clearing, blue unending. Cool
dampness. Leaves changing.