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gray and wet,
but the ginkgo’s golden leaves
are sun enough

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cool again –
have the ginkgo leaves
begun to turn?

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Halloween decorations –
removing cobwebs
from the cobwebs

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around the driveway:
fallen leaves gathering
into themselves

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autumn dawn:
for a few minutes longer
the trees are black

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the cats, too:
leaving the spider by the kitchen
sink alone

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his head –
the cat understands
these words are a pillow

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pouring rain;
the dog looks away
from the open door

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forehead
resting on warm palms;
more coffee

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the rain in the trees –
dim constellations
on my eyelids