Another gentle October morning
except at the pond, where
thousands
of refugees,
evicted from
trees,
slowly push South,
in a current of loss
carrying with them, the heavy
hope
of
return.
Tag: foliage
Bruised Sky
A stunning nightscape
emerges
in the absence
of life–
Bare branches
silhouetted
against
a bruised sky
(kelly salasin, october 2012)
puddle collage
The fierce winds blew early Autumn
onto the road
where she gathered
on tiny ponds,
freshly sprung
from morning rains.
Each puddle arranged a collage–
of jeweled reds and yellows and oranges
from maple and birch and oak.
A spray of pine needles completed the work.
This is how the walk to the farm stand
became an art show,
and this is how
a middle-aged woman,
in puddle boots,
becomes
a
child.
Kelly Salasin, October 2012
November in Vermont
frosty orange dried-flower
arrangement
of a world,
Punctuated
by gunshot.
Kelly Salasin 2009
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