“Do you know what the earth meditates upon in autumn?”- Pablo Neruda When autumn’s burnished light drifts across the garden, copper shadows stagger onto the littered pathI ponder what leaves are feeling as they scatter at my feetDo they know their life is over and soon, they’ll rot and die returning to mother earth, Kissing fresh air good-byeuntil they meet again, On fresh … Continue reading Copper Burnished Autumn

Flicker.com He thinks of her when late evening shadows fall across his haggard wrinkled face as he aches to remember every detail, wanting once more to intimately tracewith his smooth fingers the luscious shape of her hips even when she aged, were pure joy to embraceas side by side they lay.He wants to feel her red rose lips pressed to his, … Continue reading Thoughts at a French Cafe

And I pray comforting autumn’s light will keep the smoke grey winter away brilliant colors dance as swallows take flighton this brisk cool cornucopia colored day.But I know too soon winter will come callingleaving frost on pumpkins, as snow begins falling. ©2019 Linda Lee Lyberg