An amber sunset
Makes bronze the bamboo curtains
Spring sky Robin blue
Dream-seeded crystalline stars
Escorting the opal moon
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
An amber sunset
Makes bronze the bamboo curtains
Spring sky Robin blue
Dream-seeded crystalline stars
Escorting the opal moon
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
Ah
The leaf
Caught the wind
And learned to dance
Amused were the birds
Who soon joined in the fun
Flowers swayed with wind’s magic
Butterflies, bees, and dragonflies
Making merry in celebration
The humble leaf took a well-deserved bow
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
How beautiful it is
When copper-colored leaves
Are all that’s left on trees
Bright blue the sky
©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben
Beware the gossip shared
By the chatty west wind
Boring captive leaves limbed
Dishing the dirt
©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben