Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Autumnal Flowers

a day of sunlight 
in the throes of this autumn
flowers still awake

fallen leaves cleared
trees becoming more barren
autumn's progress

limbs mostly bare 
a few tenacious leaves cling
dawn's light creeps westward

‪sitting patiently ‬
‪on tendrils of autumn mist ‬
‪another fly’s doom ‬

silk architecture
abandoned upon my porch
a cold autumn wind

the grace of sunlight
within the cool autumn air
glimmers of beauty

through the autumn storms
the rose's tenacity
shines through today's sun

these tenacious leaves
their grip strong through wind and rain
while the air grows cold

through the Autumn rain
jewels beading upon these leaves
I'm exhaling fog

within falling rain
I stop my walk to gaze at
this resilient rose

a pause in the rain
walking while there's still sunlight 
greeted by a rose