Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Harvest Heat Poem

Harvest Heat
by Joanne Faries



burning leaf memory

inhaled, nose tingled

deep in my blood,

smoke oozed from pores

seeped into hair

airy ash wisps encircled my head

erie figures drifted in haze

rakes in hand swooshed

crimson, orange, yellow leaves



southwestern fall

air-conditioner whir at six

wheezes until midnight

dollars fly about the room

distills humidity, cools tepid air

I sweat



grass crunches

wind chimes silent

slack flag droops oppressed

scurry indoors

soul compresses



yearn for fire reds, golden hues

drab leaves herald October

pumpkins will explode

melt into pumpkin pie

not glow with Halloween candles

1 comment:

  1. Your fall is definitely a lot different from the cool, crisp fall of Ohio!

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