Soggy [Haiku]

Fallen leaves on the sidewalk after a rain.
fallen leaves, post-rain:
gauge the drizzle by
what crunch remains.

Autumn Grasshopper [Tanka]

A grasshopper hanging on a branch of desiccated leaves at the end of Autumn.
climbing grasshopper
clings to gently bouncing branch;
sure to fall
before the next crunchy leaf
succumbs to Autumn breezes.

Garden Lanterns [Haiku]

legs in leaf litter,
garden lanterns catch light
that pierces bare woods.

Rushed [Haiku]

through the Autumn,
one tree holds leaves longer,
then drops them faster.

Question Tree [Haiku]

one strange tree
curls like a question mark:
Autumnal forest.

Autumn [Lyric Poem]

The chill is here.
The sky never
bluer.

The colors turn,
with leaves ever
fewer.

Until a last
hanger-on yields
to a weak breeze.

Autumn Light [Haiku]

breeze-twisted leaves
catch the sunlight of an
Autumn afternoon.

Autumn Passing [Haiku]

each passing day
more yellow carpets the ground,
more blue shows through.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Freedom Park, Atlanta

Autumn Foliage; Freedom Park
World Tree and Seedpods Sculpture
Peace Bell at Carter Center

Leaf Flutter [Haiku]

Autumn leaves
flip and flutter
onto clear water.