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Catching Autumn

Hand outstretched, waiting

One orange leaf wafting down

Crisp cascade follows

Spread wide your fine nets

Fingers splayed, arms extended

Raking the glory

Try catching autumn

Crunch and crackle, red and gold

Store Fall if you can

I had nothing to publish on this Wednesday morning. Sitting in my favorite chair with a cup of peppermint tea in hand, I was stymied. As is the norm these days, the television news was depressing, so I turned off the tv and looked out the windows onto our back yard that slopes down to a small lake.

Seemingly overnight the leaves had overwhelmed the green grass resulting in a carpet of fall colors. Now I’m thinking about putting on a hoody and some boots for some serious leaf crunching. I’m sure Studly Doright would appreciate it if I did some raking while I’m out there, too.