Fall In Earnest (1993)

Originally uploaded by Firespiral Arts.

Boughs and berries
acorns deep
upon just willing soil soon to frost

And ever distant
heartbeats
echo across the miles from waves of distant shores

I walk the lands
of this home away from home

I mourn the loss of summer fair
yet welcome this season new
of squirrel's plunder
when dew freezes over

a gentle entrapment of
moisture stars

Do your footprints hasten
across the lawn as
you come in from the cold
my hot-house flower?

Do you ever search for the warmth
of my sun?