In October
In the field corn harvest dwindles brittle whispers, row by rowIn the garden silence kindles marigold-ember's brave glowIn the gaudy, tranquil woodland, treetop-tapers flare and dimIn expanding canning cellars, bins, boxes and jar-shelves brimIn the heart a bumbling, humbling, ecstatic Thanksgiving Hymn
In the orchard apple-orbs gleam, luring raptured touch-and-tasteUrging ladder-laden pickers to heave-ho with holy hasteWhere fruit-dappled topiaries flaunt sweet-taunting red and goldWhere chill winds tweak cheeks with cherries and turn tender fingers coldWhere happiness is more merry than one heart can dearly hold
In the kitchen pots, bowls, baskets, laugh with blessing-overflowFilled with final favors rescued from forecasts of frost or snow In the air aromas mingle; nutmeg, ginger, cumin, clovesWafting, like color-glints captured from fall-flavored bosc and grovesCinnamon-caramel-tipped/dipped foliage, pumpkin and squash treasure-troves
In the morning mist and frost kissed vistas of hill, rill and valeGleam like amber cider poured from heaven to earth's silver grailIn dusk’s blue-blush, stark-dark dying a soulful dirge seems to soundFor autumn days flying, lying, leaf-shaped on the listless groundFor the star-blind dreamer sighing for fortunes, ever unfound
In October we walk slower down the leaf-embellished streetScuffling through the fallen bowers, like lamplight beneath our feetIn October we take cover under sparser canopiesEverybody is a lover of October's wooing treesIn October pain and pleasure runs us through like wind-tossed seas
© Janet Martin
The 'snooze-button update' below is yesterday's news because this was supposed to be yesterday's postbut yesterday ran out of hours before it was up.Because yesterday was an extra-early-start with an extra-late end I allowed myself an extra-hour of sleep this morning😊hitting snooze to my heart's content😂
- I forgot to post my snooze-button accountability yesterday; I hit snooze😔so last night I decided maybe if set my alarm clock for 6:15 instead of 5:45 I would be more apt to take my wake-up call/jolt a little more seriously, so I did that, and you know what?!!I was wide awake before the alarm-clock could shock me from slumber-landso-o-o, up I did'st get!No snooze-button today😂