Catching October Love Notes

free verse poem of romance in an October setting

"Catching October Love Notes"



We dared to walk barefoot
under a turquoise washed sky;
twilight, the near end
of a slightly warm mid-October day.
Our shuffling and crunching
through fallen leaves
sounded in sync with squirrel chatter
and blue-jays busily gossiping.

Stopping to rest on a fallen log,
we talked of trees
and childhood tree houses
filled with youthful dreams.

As if a string of rubies broke,
fallen red berries accented
gold leaves strewn about our path.

We gazed in awe of rising stars,
splattering silver beads above gold trees.
A slight moonscape with an orange glow,
sat on the edge of Earth.
As Moon slowly rose
to meet the top of the woods,
She appeared draped under
a white gauzy shawl,
suggesting a bit of Her lunar mystery
on this evening with romantic essence
in Fall's early night air.

Distant whippoorwills exchanged
sorrowful secrets.
A nearby owl hooted its condolences.

With a chill upon us,
we donned our boots and sweaters.
On a slow walk home,
we counted stone-stories
gathered in denim pockets.
.
With trembling hands,
I caught love notes
dancing on the evening breeze,
the breath of your heart's song.




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