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October moon, one owl,

one moth, one lonely cricket,

my bed empty too

                             --Jeff Burt

rice dumplings 

and pampas grass decorations

moon viewing

                            --Christina Chen

fall-

every leaf

waits for its wind

                            --Ram Chandran

autumn moon -

a black cat crosses

my path

                            --Juliet Wilson

red hues 

of autumn—

booster shot

                            --petro c.k.

October moon

an echo of laughter

through the empty hallway

                            --James Babbs

October morn
farmstead scarecrow gets
a new hat
                            --Roberta Beach Jacobson

first frost moon lost rain

of an autumn equinox 

beech mast never came 

                            --Jenn Martin

last night’s fullest moon

still sings, bell-clear, this morning

—Autumn’s  aria—

                            --Ron. Lavalette

autumn moon

the fraying seams

on her jacket

                            --Kimberly Kuchar

autumn rain              

parasols bloom

on the sidestreet 

just add water

— instant flowers

                            --Christina Chin & Linda Ludwig

Harvest

subtle mellow bathes

rich autumnal moon reflects

earth reaps harvest light

                            --Andrew Collinson

harvest moon

the praying mantis

can’t get to sleep

                            --Randy Brooks

troubled soil reigns 

greens in slow grace can’t remain

by harvest crescent

                            --Jenn Martin

lingering fragrance 

on the passenger seat 

fall peaches              

resisting the urge

will wait for cobbler

                                --Christina Chin & Linda Ludwig

first frost moon -

a squirrel gathers

nuts

                               --Juliet Wilson

a harvest moon

some people reap

what others have sown

                             --James Babbs

carving tools and scoops
pumpkins sport happy faces
harvest fun with love
                             --Kate Chamberlin

the autumnal moon

the gyne adores butterflies

- moony fulfilment

                              --Paweł Markiewicz

kitchen’s hot ovens

air redolent with pie spice
watering mouths wait
                            --Kate Chamberlin

autumn moon—

shadows stir in the line

for the soup kitchen

                            --Adele Evershed

rotting

at the root

jack-o'-lanterns

                            --Mariel Herbert

harvest field

moonlight washes

the silence

                            --Subir Ningthouja

falling leaf             

a caterpillar hangs 

by its web

inching its way up

before the early bird 

                               --Christina Chin & Linda Ludwig