i match our ‘happy hormones’
to the trees of late september;
it makes their scientific names
less painful to remember.
*
the yellow trees are dopamine,
the orange are serotonin,
the green ones are the endorphins,
and reds are oxytocin.
*
repeat this once or twice a day,
and pretty soon you’ll see
that oftentimes a little rhyme
enhances memory.
–photo by me
Wouldn’t you know it, just as the leaves began to reveal their true colors, I threw my back out. So here’s a few shots by my son, Aaron, on his walk–without me:
–Photos by Aaron
–photos by me
fiery autumn leaves
don’t warm my extremities,
but do warm my heart
–photo by me
autumn’s beauty has
arrived again right on time–
still, i am surprised
–photo by me
you can’t fool me, i got the chills
i know you’re hiding in the hills
if you tip-toe down too soon
summer’s work will go to ruin
everyone seems unaware
just the same, i know you’re there
you can’t fool me, i got the chills
i know you’re hiding in the hills
–photo by me
To some folks
It would seem
Oaks and maples
Reign supreme
In the great
Autumnal forest
Where their fiery
Colors scream,
But I will
Not besmirch
The poor poplar
Elm or birch–
Beneath their
Golden canopies
I feel like
I’m in church
–Photo by me
–photo by me
Autumn creeping up on us.
–Photo by me
the season had ended
the leaves had descended
and I was to rake
them away
so I went out at dawn
to my leaf-covered lawn
when a favorable wind
came my way
now my leaves were
blown high
in the blustery sky
while I leaned on my rake
all the day
and I think that it’s been
quite a favorable wind
but my neighbors don’t
see it that way
