The First Weeks of October
⁃ Notes
I.
buoyed mounds of mist
drift under the silent dome
slowly asunder
II.
night answers her kin
with a stillness bathed in blue
abiding till dawn
III.
gilded bough and blade
point west to the autumn blaze
higher now the rays
IV.
a flit and flicker
hops through willow and wicker
weaving threads of light
V.
the maple crimsons
then sheds her resplendent robe
for a winter rest
VI.
shadows move beyond
the face—knows and examines
the passing season