The Sand Hill Review http://www.sandhillreview.org 2005
Aspen
Leaves
Wind
rises, showering sparks
from
glimmering crowns.
Languorous
firefall.
Bright
gold embosses
the
air’s spinning currents,
the
pull of the planet
in
each falling arc.
Orange-yellow
leaves
trace
the river’s reluctance.
They
whirl in the eddies,
bewitched
by deep waters
Harlan
Suits