summer as you wane this Love Doesn’t Fade
but morphs into praise as leaves float in their ways
from the sunlight you gave on those long hot days
photosynthesis’ death in immaculate displays
when that first leaf falls so must the others
like lobsters mating for life crustaceans shell color
into star dust explodes dancing red dwarfs in the cones
of my eyes prancing like Dorothy on yellow brick-leaved roads
be careful falling appendages soon you’ll make the rainbow jealous
the folly of my camera’s attempts to capture hues so seductive Mr. Hefner is jealous
with a grin in delight that these eyes are worthy of such a magnificent sight
that these ears hear the wind rustle a mellifluous sprite
gently twirling from above to be bagged later with sweaty brow rake and glove
i’m still surprised how your seasonal arrival sparks this great love
you’ve grown all summer into splendid maturation
and give once again in death visual saturation
marking a transition and sparking intuition
ancestral knowledge harvest rituals of the ancient
in the air pungent burning of piles the first fireplace’s smiles what a delicious musk
different like the type of seasonal light rotating on sundials another prodigious dusk
where leaf and sky blend on the horizon for miles while I gaze awestruck
at your beauty I keep a picture of you in my mind to cheer myself up when things get tough
you too will be gone again laid bare in sacrifice of your precious leaves
my friends do I dare hold on this feeling as you slip into the winter it sleeps
a simpler time it keeps watch healing for all that I grieve
a new day will spring beyond this snow if I just believe
