Fallen Willow Branch
The Autumn Forest
In the autumn forest
on a day of calm breezes
and cloudless skies,
the trees seem content
to rest in the golden light -
their floor a brown carpet
of abandoned leaves.
A few greens of moss
and fern emerge from
the layers of debris.
A moment with no hint
of winter storms that will
bring snow and frigid winds.
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Leaves
An Autumn Afternoon
Beyond the window’s shutters
all the birch leaves are golden -
they dance in the autumn breeze
as afternoon’s light twinkles
among the bright branches.
This moment, however, is tenuous
and will soon draw to a close.
Then the crows, silhouetted
against the bare limbs, will call
raucously across an empty forest.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: Lainie will have paintings and poetry in the Kaji Aso Studio exhibit: “Flying Together: Celebrating 50 Years”. The reception,including music, poetry and art, will happen on Saturday, November 4th at 7pm at the Kaji Aso Studio, 40 St Stephen St., Boston. There will be an online exhibit on November 12th at 7pm.
Small Pumpkins
Autumn Flow
Autumn moves steadily forward.
Leaves color the wind
with wings of gold.
Northern plains send
their cold blasts and clouds
which hide the season’s sun -
at night geese ride the currents
to reach warmer climes.
From harvest festivals the scent
of warm, spiced cider brings
comfort to these changing times.
Lainie Senechal
Moonlight Over the Delta
A Tribute to Indigenous Artist Shane Pickett
Autumn Transition
The moon, once masked by leaves,
now shines in silver through
the stark branches of the forest
and shimmers in the river’s swift flow.
At dawn fog obscures the horizon
shifting objects into strange shapes.
The warm autumn afternoon is a bridge
between summer’s sultry heat
and the coming winter’s chilly winds.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: Lainie will have art and poetry in this event – KAJI ASO STUDIO
49th Anniversary Celebration
A SPOT OF BEAUTY
Art, Music & Poetry IN-PERSON: Saturday, Nov. 12th at 7:00pm to 8:30pm
at Kaji Aso Studio, 40 Saint Stephen Street, Boston and ONLINE: Sunday, Nov. 13th at 7:00pm
Contoocook – Late October
Late October
The colorful drama of autumn’s
brilliant leaves is fading fast.
Summer’s bounty slowly slips away –
to drift slowly and silently to earth
or to be caught in a breeze and flutter
like a flock of busy butterflies.
Spaces now open where the sun’s glare
glints off the Contoocook’s swift waters
and on cold mornings one sees
smoke rising above chimneys
from fires stoked during the night.
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Wind
Autumn Wind
The thunder storm slowly exits,
while the wind sweeps the sky to leave
only ragged remnants of clouds
and a rustling, like hushed music,
in leaves that are turning color
on trees that line the river’s edge.
The branches glow even more brightly
in the dim light of an ebbing autumn day.
Lainie Senechal
Jewelweed at Edge of Forest
Jewelweed
The jewelweed blossoms shine,
bright as summer’s petunias,
next to fronds of goldenrod,
to be followed by a wave
of color that travels along
the trees near the river.
Soon, the breeze’s cool breath
and a crescent moon will
appear to announce
the arrival of autumn.
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Wind
Autumn’s Ending
It is no great surprise
in late autumn to behold
a flurry of flakes that move
briskly in the cool breeze.
The fall season is ending -
winter will soon commence.
The full Frost Moon lies
low on the horizon,
lays a rope of silver
on the lake’s dark surface.
Its light gently fades
in the slow rising of the sun.
Lainie Senechal
Flurry of Leaves
Autumn Breeze
The last of the brilliant leaves
fall in autumn’s blustery breeze
that rocks the bare branches.
Only gray lichen remains,
attached to the dark trunks.
Toads have dug deep into soil,
transformed to a torpid state
to avoid freezing temperatures.
The lake remains lively
with many migrating ducks
that dive and feed before
traveling further south.
Lainie Senechal
Web of Seasons
Leaves have left the trees
and wild turkeys trot
along the edge of fallow fields.
Caught in the web of seasons,
one wishes for a smooth road.
However, the weather brings
a variety of conditions –
sometimes a run of warm days
followed by a blast that
touches to the bone.
One wonders, will the eye
of winter steady this situation?
Lainie Senechal
