VISUAL FEASTS
THERE IS A CRISPNESS TO THE AIR
THERE IS A CRISPNESS TO THE AIR
EVEN HERE IN CALIFORNIA
ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING
AND THE LEAVES FROM MY NEIGHBOR'S MAPLE TREE, NOW GOLD,
ARE BLANKETING MY WALKWAY
FALL HAS COME
AND WITH IT THE COLORS OF SPICE
AND SOON
THE AROMA OF BAKING AND
THE MINGLING OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS