It patiently waits For this time of year When bright orange pumpkins Make children cheer When porches come alive With spiders and bats And feet are wiped On trick or treat mats Watching from above As the children play Is an old spooky tree On a fine autumn day The kids stare At its… Read More Spooky Tree
The antique farmhouse Over 100 years old Has heard many secrets But not one has it told Though it grows weak More tired day by day Afraid those secrets It soon will give away A creak from the floor A new crack in the wall Are signs the farmhouse Is fated to fall Under… Read More Farmhouse
Geese flew over Aligned in a V Rhythmically flapping Not one noticed me Staring up Mesmerized by the sight Knowing change came Each year they took flight As I paused To marvel at the geese They flew, one-by-one To the pond beneath Surrounded by leaves Golden with age They bathed in the glory Of… Read More Geese
We wish for life To be clear and bright When the answer we’re seeking Turns on like a light Illuminating: A dream we’ve been given A path to follow The time for decision We wish in life For clarity of vision Light bulb moments In choices, we’re given
A full harvest moon Will rise tonight On Friday the 13th The bats will take flight To search the orchard In the cool, dark air Where trees grow heavy With apples and pears On bent branches Above the pumpkin patch The bats swoop down For bugs to catch As calls of the wild Enliven… Read More Bleed into Shadow
On the river’s edge A Sycamore grows As the water babbles The dawn softly glows Still a bit hazy With sleep in her eyes Sun parts the curtains And watches fog rise Up from the valley Fog tiptoes away Scattering the night While bringing the day Sun says to Sycamore “Good morning, child,” On the… Read More River’s Edge
Seashell crumbs Showed us the way Down the beach A late summer day To a scavenger hunt Through tangled seaweed Where a seagull swooped in And started to feed On a soggy French fry That floated by The tide quickly switched From low to high We found treasure Under the setting sun Our pockets grew… Read More Seashell Crumbs
The spirits come The spirits go You may just see Their ghostly glow As one of the living Who dare to see Beyond the veil Where the spirits be Laughing and dancing On the spectral stage Time doesn’t exist Nor does age From there to here They’ll visit often Their life before Not to… Read More Spirits
When the day goes dark And the night has won The stars will dance Where the moon is hung In the midnight sky Where wishes are made Answers are given For hopes that are prayed From all the dreamers Asleep in their beds Having adventures As they lay their heads On fluffy pillows They’ll… Read More Dreamers
I saw it today As I drove around A glimpse of autumn Colors I found … Gold and orange Rust and maroon… Signs the season Would be here soon Born of summer’s Carefree days Autumn dies trying To keep winter away And though it faces A losing fight Autumn never fails To bring delight… Read More Glimpse of Autumn
Jessica M. Collette 
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