Thought for the Day
The colder air
makes
the colors murmur.
There’s sharpness
in the mockingbirds
scolding voice.
The blue jay
screeches in return.
The orb web spiders
silk
now glistens
more like tiny cable
in morning sun.
I saw red
in some scrub oak
and yellow in
the persimmon tree.
The ragweed shouts
its loudest now
and
the quiet pumpkin,
content in it own largesse,
peeks through
the browning afterlife
of the garden.
Get ready for goblins.
©Herb Ratliff, October 4, 2012, All Rights Reserved
You are so right. I had to turn on the heat in the house today as temps dipped almost 20 degrees. It's coming . . .
ReplyDeleteI like the murmuring colors and the quiet pumpkin with the noisy birds and ragweed!