Thursday, October 22, 2009

HAUTE COUTURE


Soft and wrapped in dusty blue,
this sweet October air
pulls a leaf from off a tree
and pins it in my hair.

Indian Summer witches' brew,
this sweet October air
tickles me with fancy-free
and paints me debonair.


--Rose Moore
   from "Valley Songs"
              Oct. 1993
              72 degrees