Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

goldenrod field, 
 now subdued, will soon blaze
  in the morning sun.

if your mushroom has
 an eye, it’s time to stop
  eating mushrooms.

wildflowers 
 own the glade
  for a few days.

in commonplace grass:
 a hidden delicacy 
  for tiny birds.

from Chinatown,
 the tallest skyscraper 
  looks puny.

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

for any deer pair, 
 there’s one cautious,
  & one obstinate.

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

the morning sun
 shines through the canopy.
  understory: dungeon.

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