Monday, November 23, 2009

BEAUTY IN DECAY


BEAUTY IN DECAY


Late November turns a sharp corner,


leaving behind vibrant, golden hues


to embark upon a dull, yet scenic, sepia season,


but not without beauty in the process of decay.


On close inspection

leaves display artistic license with dots and geometric design.


Underfoot, crunching dryness


brings carefree smiles along leaf-strewn pathways.


Rain drenched, soggy specimens


pressed by countless treads of rubber boots


become short-lived stencilled pavement blocks.


Discarded, deep earth toned, shaggy carpets


are quickly gathered


to blanket roses and compost boxes.


A shower of fluttering leaflets draws eyes upward


to darkened tree limbs silhouetted


against a gloomy, gray sky,


reaching with grace and lovely form.


November needs another chance


to remind us of the season’s truth,


that unless it dies and buries deep


we can’t anticipate beauty’s birth in months to come.


Trudy - 2009













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