Autumn is a celebration of nature, its rarefied air tugging at our senses, begging for praise for the Creator. June Masters BacherPurple, orange, green, Yellow and redAll the colors in one treeSinging to the autumn skyA host of shiny star shapesShaking and shimmering in the Sun and windLike so many frolicking childrenCostumed and excited On a school stage.Let the show begin!

A sunny afternoonCamp coffee long since gonePot still blackened byThis morning's fireBlue enamelware cups sitLike ornaments against the brown table and aBread trough ofOranges bright with sunlightFull of sweetnessLike decorations tooMake a happy campsite onA sunny afternoon.

No matter where I am, no matter what obstacles I'm facing, I will seek the laughter in my winter.Debra KlingspornStacked out in the sunshineAlong the porchFirewood waits for wind winging in cold daysWaits for a frosty frigid night to warm usWaits for sleet and freezing rainFor snowfall and  grey-sky daysWaits for its final work as a... Continue Reading →