Nature's Last Golden Glowing

 

Red Tree at Illif Commons

by Michael Hooper

October is Nature's Last Golden Glowing

Leaves are singing 

"look at me, look at me, before I die."

Red, brown, yellow and gold

Are the colors in my eyes 

Autumn is enchantment

with a creative vibe

Before it’s gone 

I carry my blanket and art supplies 

to the prairie, to capture

nature's magic moment 

I see foliage and trees dressed 

in orange, green and brown 

dancing in the wind around

a red crimson tree

A runner stops to take a picture

of this lovely oak tree

full of glory

This tree with its

intoxicating red leaves

is a poet's delight 

You raise me up 

like transcendent dreams

You take me away

from the madness of the world

Lying on this prairie

overlooking big skies

I see planes 

at 36000 feet

I see the chem trails of

passenger jets

criss crossing the sky

The light changes in October

The skies are more gray

October nights

are filled with mystery

and melancholy 

The turn of the earth

kills most of the light

By candle light I sit

A sad mystery 

is left behind

Why does my heart

feel so sad, so bad

Such a fleeting moment, 

October's golden glowing,

now it is already

November, the reining

month for gray

Michael Hooper

Nov. 1, 2022