Post by bluebirdspoetry2 on Mar 29, 2014 5:20:02 GMT -6
This poem was selected and published by the Sheffield City Counsel and County Libraries (UK) as their December, 2013 Poem of the Month:
Autumn Sunset Fills Every Hollow Tree's Goodnight
by dr Todd Harris
Autumn sunset's livery fills owl-hollows' trees
age-lined trunks sport porthole's dew
evergreen oaks proffer seeds' chapeaux
lakeshore pathways wind rocky slews
orange monarchs gild eucalyptus pages
teaspoon-lofted birds' hum crimson rhyme
crafty crickets legging clover stages
critiquing swallows' half-moon climb
bookended horizons folding shut
swimming swans return ripple rings
wildflower puffs crepe dandelions' cut
blue eventide pages dragonfly wings
shallows idle iridescent squalls
silvered boats cleave crystal calm
wind-shorn eddies skirt steep canyon walls
aluminum bows press Poseidon's palm
Fall foothills crisp-ripen cactus pears
transistorized boxes choir campfire song
hickory arias serenade dry-swirling airs
ivory fog gusts gulls along
tepidity flees cold-rinsed teapot's dome
twig-nested kindle's sparking rush
browns foil-wrapped corncob's golden combs
grants day-caught bluegills' poaching blush
tall shoulders host avian mocking cackles
perching high-winged tucked-in limbs
dark water guards tossed-trawling-tackle
old-hat's toads toast tree-frogs' brims
sleepy silence fosters starry fishing tales
moon frenzied mosquitoes' quietly sup
lakeside motors' pack-in rumor-rails
spilling over midnight's bragging cup
