The world has turned from red to pumpkin
pumpkin colored sky upon the birch
pumpkin colored road, all crunchy
pumpkin colored carriage whisking children back to school
pumpkin colored world
made so by the magic wand
of the sun
who offers this last bold act
of color
before we open
into the long
winter night
of white.
Kelly Salasin, October 09
This Vermont Life 
I’ve really been noticing this myself Kelly, at swim team practice this past week, on the days the sun was seen shining. Just as the sun is dipping, miraculous pumpkin orange flows across the the horizon, lighting up the pool’s light colored roof enough that the young swimmers also adapt their swimming stroke to take note in awe. The top portions of the houses along the block brilliantly displaying multi-layered colors across their second stories… and these few moments before darkness bring light to carry us through our nights.
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