august rushes past September’s starting line then drifts into scarlet
Tag: autumn
haiku: scarlet leaf
A scarlet leaf stains my parched lips and quenches what is thirsty in me.
haiku: red oak in my backyard
In a previous post, I wrote a haiku about the Texas autumn and the lack of autumn leaves. Well, alas, here it is on the first week of December, my red oak in the backyard finally has red leaves! Of course, never mind that this Colorado girl is wishing for snow. I’ll take autumn leaves…
The Dream of Freedom
It is 6 AM. The house is dark and quiet. I am soaking in the sweet, brief solitude. Soon the din and stir of the crowd will rule the house. A cold front came in yesterday and cooled down our Texas autumn heat wave. The red oak in my backyard still isn’t red. The cool…
Cooked and Carved
When Wayne got home from work, he carved the turkeys, and I made the gravy. We put it all in the fridge for tomorrow.
haiku: texas autumn
red oak in my yard you are not the least bit red this November day.
Bonnie Saul Wilks 