Yellow in the Fall

We held trial for yellow

But the jury blushed and shrunk up and

Died.

We swept them up and fed them to the fire.

Plaid Fleece [the draftiest of drafts]

The world is stripping itself bare

“Son, it’s time you knew…”

And the trees drop their secrets again.

Sun-Dried [draft]

Jumping for UFOs and catching Frisbees

Staring at the knees of fall