Autumn Gathering #2
Autumn Reverie
The reflection of leaves
stains the clear lake
with reds and yellows
on a tranquil autumn afternoon.
The delicious colors of fall
appear as the days cool.
At night one imagines
even the stars dressed
in bright shades of various hues.
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Gathering #1
Autumn’s Journey
The glow of evening
quivers on slight waves.
A silhouetted sailboat floats
to shore in a field of
the day’s last bright sun,
while the soft wind preens
fronds of the evergreen.
When the outer light lessens
the spirit begins its autumn
journey, slowly digging down
to illuminate the waiting heart.
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Sun
Autumn’s Golden Light
Snake winds around garden
in search of young toads
secreted in damp dirt.
Summer sheds its skin;
a time to transform
from lush greens
to yellows and tans
of late summer landscape,
to begin to tap into
early autumn’s golden light.
Lainie Senechal
Blue Hydrangea
Mid-July
Pulse of July’s languid hours:
blueberries ripening to deep purple,
lilies aligned in colorful arrays.
Ivory egrets, with graceful steps,
scout among green marsh grasses
that bend in warmer winds.
Heat and humidity have arrived;
energy is lost to move one muscle.
When winter’s blast whitens land
regrets will arise for passing
of these fair summer days.
Lainie Senechal
Sunset, Lake Attitash
Journey to Spring
Some days are bright and warm,
followed by cold and snow.
Like the motion of the tides
or the moon, once full, now waning –
the season ebbs and flows
on its slow journey to spring.
Lake’s surface becomes too soft
to support those that fish through ice.
We are headed into a new situation,
wondering how it will unfold.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: Lainie’s paintings will be on display at the headquarters of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge during the month of March 2020.
Paper White Narcissus
Imbolc
February first, a great spring festival
for the Celts, who waited
through a tired winter
to face the fresh air
of a new season
and sweep out winter’s lint.
Bellies now full with
milk from sheep’s freshening,
after their lambs were born.
A time to look forward
to the plowing of fields
and first planting of seeds.
Lainie Senechal
Spirit Tree
Early Winter
An early winter welcomes
with a burst of snow,
as we remember blizzards
of years gone by.
We may wish for
a white Christmas,
or not, maybe zero flakes
and open landscapes are preferred.
We have no bone
to pick with the season,
but hope to endure
what will arrive.
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Assemblage ll
Autumn Rain
Leaves tremble with each drop
as rain showers deepen.
Surf grows stronger
with the storm and rising tide.
Scent of marsh lingers
in moist atmosphere,
a hint of something
that is very old and endures.
Lainie Senechal
Spooky Moon
Harvest Moon
The full moon,
like a round white sheet,
floats through the heavens,
rich with purple clouds.
Who dances under the orb
at harvest time, where
the bounty is gathered
to secure sustenance
against the barren days?
Lainie Senechal
Autumn Assemblage
Autumn Begins
Cool, salty winds blow in
from distant shore.
Sweet, sultry, Southern air
departs with summer sun.
Shelter of green leaves
becomes quite sparse,
as colorful remnants
fly in blustery breezes.
We gaze at evening’s low clouds,
color of purple wine -
wait for the long nights
and melancholy autumn days.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: Lainie’s paintings will be on display at Amesbury City Hall beginning September 30 through January in a group exhibit titled “Transitions”. The opening is Wednesday, October 2nd from 6-8 pm.