supernal

rainy day
now how about windy
cold
you know

seasonal
autumnal

the coolness of fall in
the MidAtlantic
leaves trying to turn
but
needing the first frost or
really
just before

cool brilliance
cold
fire colors

dragon’s breath on leaves
they fly by at night
autumnal
serpents
breathing gently
(for
a dragon)
keeping the undersides
	dark
	scattered stars
the only things
not
to see

then to glide away
so we may warm by sight
and
smell the clarity of morning
with trees burning fall’s
consumption
only

and maybe
as
not
too soon
winter’s investment

c l couch


photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash