rainy darkness
in the cobbled street
the blind beggar

childhood home
she spins maple seeds
off the front porch

summer's end –
my children try to teach me
how to smile

cantaloupes for sale
the farm girl's eyes
over her newspaper

geese winding south
yellowjackets buzz
the empty barbecue

building a puzzle
three days
of rain

last day together
a boat breaks up
our reflections

the call of wild geese
a field of pale goldenrod
leaning southward

new love
still some green
in these autumn leaves

fall migration
the phone lines busy
gathering birds