Autumn.........

The dramatic colour of autumn trees, frosty mornings and the call of wild geese brings a certain sadness at the passing of fair summer days and the coming of cold winter. Autumn is a time when mountains turn to magnificent crimson tapestries and cities glow in wonderful autumnal tints as days grow cooler.

Autumn Haiku:

Sitting in meditation today,

After the Autumn rain;

The smell of wet leaves lingers.

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Autumn night.......unable to sleep,

I leave my tiny cottage.

Fall insects cry under the rocks, and

The cold branches are sparsely covered.

Far away, from deep in the valley, the sound of water.

The moon rises slowly over the highest peak;

I stand there quietly for a long time and

My robe becomes moist with dew

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The autumn air is clear,

The autumn moon is bright.

Fallen leaves gather and scatter,

The jackdaw perches and starts anew.

We think of each other- when will we meet?

This hour, this night, my feelings are hard.