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Autumn
against a black cloud
yellow leaves
catch the sun
among playing squirrels
one stands still
what has he seen?
cat stalks sparrow -
only his tail
is angry
clouds move fast
how dark! how light! --
moon rise
dandelion seeds
float away -
time's up!
dry paper seed heads
rain filled sky
-- hedgerow harvest
early morning
frosty dew
a spider web shines
falling leaves
hide the path
so quietly
fat grey goose
fat grey poet --
both reflecting idly
first geese flying southwards
come back!
come back!
foolish poet
sweeps his path --
contented smile
from the rowan tree
one leaf falls --
trail blazing
heavy moon
silver trees --
listen!
in the breeze
slatted blinds
rat-a-tat!
in the darkening garden
piano music
plays to shadows
in the evening
cool air
whispers autumn
in the gloaming
one white owl flies
on silent wings
in the morning mist
a seagull on the high pole
coughs
in the stream
one large stone
diverts floating leaves
in the sunset
grazing sheep
stand in mist
moor mist flows downhill
lonely pine breaks the tide --
no one sees
night silence -
only streetlamps
buzz
old grey poet
kicks dry leaves --
what fun!
old poet plays with words
pick pock
clock ticks on
on the other bank
loud voices -
how insensitive!
on the window pane
one stray leaf
waits for wind
over the still pond
late midges
dance a shorter day
racing up the slope
red deer stir the wind --
the bracken closes
standing in the stream
the heron
is only fishing
straw bales pile high
on farmer's trailer --
loose strands in the slipstream
sunny garden
leaves not falling
today
tired caterpillar
spins silken coat
in the spring, a butterfly!
village street
sweet apple logs
smoke again
wary squirrel stops
how still!
how quiet!
weather map shows
northern frosts --
grasshoppers sing on regardless
Somerset 2001
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