Autumn poem
Black walnut trees
Stained by October moon
Shed their yellowed garb
Will face what comes
With strength and grace
As deep inside they crochet
Next year’s lace
--Elizabeth Hykes
cold tea surrenders,
invites the October moon
to slip into the cup
--Jeff Burt
October moon
like the eye of a deer
caught between baying dogs
at dusk
--Patricia Furstenberg
orange moon
monarchs come to rest
on the old pine
--Randy Brooks
chipmunks
the barn owl blackens
the Autumn Moon
--Joshua St. Claire
autumn moon gazing
through storm-tattered alder leaf;
shadowed lace and light
--Kersten Christianson
October moonrise
the sky’s abiding ceiling
glows with fire
--Katherine Simmons
a star wanes and fades
as the autumn moon rises
a new light by which to steer the ship
--Ceri Marriott
sunbeams glance first frost
moon — dance waterfalls — tree, ferns
infinite fractals
--Gerard Sarnat
leaves rustle and fall
a distant symphony soothes
cool air rings with bird calls
--Christi Kochifos Caceres
Moon of falling leaves
Greets guests honorably
Night unashamed
Lightly impresses
Rhythmic crickets filigree
Stars gossamer wickets
Trance
Of receptive opposites
Darkness
conjures light
Trance
Of receptive opposites
The Great Horned Owl
“WHOooOOOooo be you”
Dew soaked grass
Precious eloquence
--Stephen Rozwenc
cicadas buzz like chainsaws under
a luminous harvest moon
sound gently weaves the silk nights
i imagine that you also
hear the singing of this moon
--Ginny Short
