In flurries of the lake effect, a dream so crisp to wake
Events have changed to resurrect the fall for heaven’s sake
In solitude the morning air lilts deeply through my lungs
And even now to dissipate in passage wagged in tongues

In furies of such fortitude, decisions broad and bold
Even more sought solitude, in truths I’ve lived and told
In simple contemplation so enjoyed with frosting on
Each leaf in chilled libation waits for a warmer dawn

In fevers and in nightshade dreams, a coat of white bestows
Events as pure as growing up, where confidence still grows
In single sighted plenitude another autumn morn
And even now before the winter chill the dusts adorn


Copyright Kkh 10/22/02