fallen leaves, post-rain:
gauge the drizzle by
what crunch remains.
Soggy [Haiku]
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through the Autumn,
one tree holds leaves longer,
then drops them faster.

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

wet yellow leaves
stick to the sidewalk
after Autumn rain.

late Autumn:
the last few leaves
refuse to fall.
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.

rain tree canopy
contains city’s secrets
‘til the leaf drop.

fallen leaves skitter
as grass sprouts in twined roots:
all seasons at once.