The chrysanthemums
color still stands out amid
the dried, drooped, and done.
~ ~ ~
A November wind
has thin bare branches scratching
at the low gray sky.
~ ~ ~
Canadian geese
form zigzag Vs in the sky,
winged calligraphy.
~ ~ ~
That calling from geese
outside my window on high,
I long to follow.
~ ~ ~
The dark comes early
before I am quite ready
to be so quiet.
