photo: jude genereaux
Indian Summer,
Denial
by Jude Genereaux
What does it take
to bring Summer to
an end?
In the month of
shortened days
a moment of new
light
casts shadows in
wrong places;
I put the lawn
chairs away
lower the deck
umbrella
notice the first
red leaf … turncoat maples!
A flyer
advertising "School Supplies"
blows across the
drive.
What does it take?
to redirect one’s
heart to autumn …
I reach for my woolrich
plaid
walk darkening
roads,
shift the campfire
to the woodstove.
~ first published
in “Seeding the Snow”
(Chicago Journal )
