DAILY PHOTO: Trees with Castle

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Photograph of deciduous trees in Autumn colors surrounding a subdued Bratislava Castle in Slovakia.

Last Green Days [Haiku]

early autumn,
color shift begins —
green days numbered.

Cherry Lovers [Senryū]

Photograph of a Cherry Tree branch taken in Yerevan, Armenia.
some love cherries;
some, blossoms; some, Fall leaves.
who loves trunk & branch?

Rushed [Haiku]

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

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: Atlanta Federal Reserve on an Autumn Day

“October” by Robert Frost [w/ Audio]

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
Tomorrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know.
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away.
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes' sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost --
For the grapes' sake along the wall.

DAILY PHOTO: Autumnal Forest Scenes

Gray Baby [Kyōka]

an autumn sapling,
red leaves on a stiff twig,
shakes in the breeze;
i can't help but think of it
as a gray-haired baby.