extended drought
the wake of a goose
drifts toward shore

summer's end –
the falling ashes
from a distant wildfire

retirement party
maple seeds spin slowly
to the driveway

dewdrops
magnify a leaf vein –
my heartbeat

first light –
the cows are browsing
frost

twilight lingers . . .
from the wrecking yard
flash of a blowtorch

autumn afternoon
wind blown leaves
caught by the brush pile

a wobbly wheel
on the shopping cart –
autumn night

an owl hoots
deep in the hollow –
coolness along the stream

morning mist
the tick . . . tick
of leaves falling