Graveyard Autumn [Haiku]

graves in autumn.
under red-leafed trees --
soon to be bare

Fleabane Daisy [Haiku]

fleabane daisies
brighten the roadside
on an autumn day

The Wall of Sprawl [Lyric Poem]

Vines crawl along the wall --
an organism in sprawl.

Their leaves turn red,
arterial at the ends,
venous in late Fall.

Autumn Afternoon [Haiku]

autumn afternoon.
the sun penetrates deeply,
feeding the grass

Forest Road [Haiku]

the forest road
is cleared of leaf litter
by speeding cars

Red [Haiku]

a red fallen leaf
becomes a pair of 
luscious lips

Flame Dance [Haiku]

saffron-tinged leaves
languidly wobble to mimic
the dance of flame

Yellow Shadow

The fallen leaves
of a sheltered tree

form a shadow
made of yellow,

a pointillist shadow
painted yellow,

‘til the wind blows
angled and low

to send that shadow
on its way -

or ‘til the leaves
turn brown and crisp…

whichever comes first.

Piercing Light [Haiku]

in autumn,
sunlight pierces the depths
of the forest