2191. dawn

dawn—

connecting with jack kerouac

reciting his haikus

“Above all, a haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi Pastorella.” Jack Kerouac 

2189. hmmm. . .

up in the air 

holding on for dear life

four leaves 

*

four leaves

on top of the skinny trunk

shaking

First thing I noticed was a just few leaves fluttering up in the air, then the long, maybe 40-foot long, skinny trunk of the tree. It was curious to me that the last remaining leaves of this tall tree were all the way up at the top. Usually, it’s the leaves at the top of a tree that fall first. Hmmm. . .

2188. leaves, leaves 🍂

 squirrels, squirrels 

shuffling through the leaves

like a deck of cards

Leaves, leaves! Squirrels, squirrels! Autumn harvest time is here and it’s definitely squirrel season. Squirrels are everywhere. I don’t see them, but I can hear them shuffling around in search of acorns and chestnuts and walnuts, seeds, berries, dried fruits and insects. Squirreling away, storing up for the winter that’s sure to come.