Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

the autumn rains
 have wetted the pavement
  for days on end.

wistful autumn days:
 i look up to the blue sky
  from the tawny grass.

rainy autumn day:
 wet leaves drop heavily
  as a lazy mob.

the treetop leaves
 that catch early & late sun
  are the first to fall.

tall grass sways
 beside the serene river
  one warm Fall day.

a fallen leaf
 rides the river downstream, 
  twisting lazily.

the pumpkin patch 
 has been harvested:
  orange orbs galore.

the air is crisp,
 the grass is green:
  autumn begins.

the first cattail heads
 have erupted in fluff:
  autumn in progress.

early autumn morn:
 fog forms over the river
  ‘cause the water ‘s “warm.”