shivering
dehydrated
crisp after
repeated
morning
freezes and
the first evening
f l u r r y
⋆꙳•̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙ 🍂 ‧͙*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛ ˚₊⋆
crystalizing
burst chlorophyll
brown and gold
confetti bits
CR UN CH ED
apart under boots
rolled like oats
under vibrant
puffy coats
⋆꙳•̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙ 🍁 ‧͙*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛ ˚₊⋆
hundreds of once
trembling
maidens
f
al
len
frostbitten
to the ground
slowly composting
as they mulch
in the late autumn
mizzle
weathering to soil
⋆꙳•̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙ 🍂 ‧͙*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛ ˚₊⋆
a cluster of acorns
drop, plopping softly
in the growing pile of
compost
still attached to
once vibrant
mustard yellow
oak leaves
whose soggy brethren
lie, layered
cr ack l ed and
d eg rad e d
veins revealed
a lattice work of
defunct passages
now a faded
leather brown mound
⋆꙳•̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙ 🍁 ‧͙*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛ ˚₊⋆
acorns
ellipsoids
of tigerseye
quickly excavated
by industrious
squirrels and
wild turkey
absconding
treasure laden
their preparations
fuel the wintering
imagination
K.B. Silver
About the Creator
K.B. Silver
K.B. Silver has poems published in magazine Wishbone Words, and lit journals: Sheepshead Review, New Note Poetry, Twisted Vine, Avant Appa[achia, Plants and Poetry, recordings in Stanza Cannon, and pieces in Wingless Dreamer anthologies.
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