October Suspended

Leaves dry,

stirred fitfully
by a cool breeze
pushing high
through faintly tinted
treetops above
and then bending low
to clear patches
in the still-green grass.

Autumn enters
quietly
pausing restlessly
in the shifting shadow
then resting aimlessly
in the growing shades
and hues
before the sharp brightness
of yellow, rust and orange
sits crisply
against
the silken blue sky.

October 14, 2010
1:34pm on a Scarritt bench