a poet's palette before thee
brilliant tones of many a tree
leaves as bright as a bloom anew
be this the magical autumn hue
feel the rapture of Nature's passion shown
in the splendor of color this moment be known
scarlet, crimson, magenta, russet, they be
gathered upon my walkway colors alight I see
the surrender of time and this season's call
the bounty, the beauty, the blessings of Fall.
Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York
Photo: Upon My Walkway, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.
