Category: seasons
Riff on a Quote from a Song
« There is a crack in everything. »
« That’s how the light gets in. »
~ Anthem by Leonard Cohen ~
I quoted from the song the way I and some others remember it. The phrase “a crack” is repeated in some transcriptions of the first quoted line, but the line scans better w/o the repetition.
Cracks ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #341
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Deciduous Trees
Lifeless? No, leafless.
They hold their breath all winter,
exhale leaves in spring.
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Dusted for Fingerprints
Snow on lawn.
Tracks from last mowing,
seen again.
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Last Few Nights of Old Year
Seen thru bare branches
that thrash in an angry wind,
Xmas lights shimmer.
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What’s This?
Lingering Leaves
Cherry hibernates,
safe under pine’s watchful eye.
A few leaves linger.
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The cherry had one last leaf on 11-26.
Did it sing Nunc dimittis before it fell on 11-30?
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“Fall, shmall. Gonna set seed.”

Yes, I know that garden gurus recommend doing many things in fall. I also know that some plants routinely set seed then. But most of my lawn only kicks grass into flower beds in spring and summer. Intrigued by a patch that seemed to be proclaiming this post’s title, I took a break from raking fall leaves to photograph the nonconforming grass from angles that yielded contrasting backgrounds. Growing more vigorously than most of my lawn, this little patch may be onto something.
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Last Song of the Leaves

The sound of dry rain
fills the air above my yard.
“Keep the rake handy.”
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Glory in Gold and Silver
October
Bright sun and cool air;
azure skies and pumpkin pies.
Leaves fall in glory.
Silver Savior
The crowning glory
of our civilization
is, of course, duct tape.
Glory ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #334
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Turning Sequence

Still-green oak
will follow maple
in due time.
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Flaming Breath

Grumpy dragon
stays outside photo frame.
It’s a bad scales day.
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Cherry Meets Maple
Still green and growing,
cherry meets older maple
and finds a mentor.
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The Brave Change First

Waiting in Early Autumn
Some leaves change color.
I wait for a pot of gold
to end a rainbow.
Waiting ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #330
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Tulip Continuity

Flowers wilt;
leaves still make food. Why?
For next year.
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