Autumn days don’t get lovelier than today in Upstate New York
(unless you demand colorful leaves). A good time for haiku from
Rochester (NY)’s Tom Painting:
the foul ball lands
in an empty seat
summer’s end
one seed
at a time
winter finch
autumn light
I lower the window
cover my child’s feet
“autumn light” & “the foul ball lands” – piano practice
“one seed” – The Heron’s Nest (March 2004); “a skim of ice” – Frogpond XXVIII:1 (2005)
by dagosan
an autumn day
too good to waste –
the factory whistle blows
capsizing
tourboat –
one walker slowly sinks
[Oct. 3, 2005]
potluck
Don’t miss Ernie Svenson’s fine poem “Driving to the Airport,”
and the poetic offerings of his colleagues at Between Lawyers.”
(Find links to other lawyer poets at Strangers to Us All)
“tinyredcheck” Yesterday (Oct. 2, 2005), a small, single-deck tour boat overturned
in nearby Lake George (NY), killing 21 elderly foliage-sighteers from Michigan.
occasion, with many unanswered questions.
tactilely-perfect autumn day. So, I’ll sign off and beat the sun to the horizon.
