autumn sun
a fly captured
in amber

train berth
hot tea from a clay pot
tasting of earth

morning moonlight . . .
a raccoon teeters
on the chain link fence

sand speckled
by autumn rain –
her hand in mine

Indian summer –
the doe turns
into the wind

autumn wind
my arms around the child
within

dawn . . .
a lorry driver washes
his face by the highway

gray sky –
smelling the air for rain
or smoke

desert petroglyph
autumn rain falls
on the sun

autumn drizzle –
I chop the carrots
into finer bits