Forecast for Mid-December
In the next week or two, the red oak
will loose and lose its leaves
in a red-orange layer across the yard
and yards away in yards across the street
and north across the lot line
only the law can see
except where the backyard fence
fences the neighbor. It will be
a glorious mess again
until tidiness sets in
deploying rakes, bags and backs
against unruly and rigorous nature.
will loose and lose its leaves
in a red-orange layer across the yard
and yards away in yards across the street
and north across the lot line
only the law can see
except where the backyard fence
fences the neighbor. It will be
a glorious mess again
until tidiness sets in
deploying rakes, bags and backs
against unruly and rigorous nature.
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Author's Note
Faith resides in repetitions.
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I'm jealous of this one. I had to read it once to myself to practise, and then out loud. Very musical.
Love this. And since I haven't signed in for awhile, I had to get a new password just to leave a comment here. You got me over here with the loose and lose line. I love "deploying rakes"
Thank you, Gay. I hope you'll visit more often in the future.
Thank you, Neil.
Thank you, Amanda.
I like it, Gary.
Thank you, Sam.
Giving you the extra star for proving beyond any scintilla of doubt you're not a right-winger, by knowing how to spell "lose." *
Nice, tidy piece, Gary. Love the last image/personification of "unruly and rigorous nature."
We'll get nature in line if its the last damn thing we do.*
Thank you, Gary.
Melodic - a joy to read. *
Thank you, Emily.
So true. A sweet poem. *
This has texture* I hope you read it somewhere. It begs performance.
Thank you, Charlotte.
And thank you, Jen.
Nice capture.