the law of glory
who made autumn glorious?
a final, phoenix flourish before winter
who gave the colors
then must take them back
it is a way
with the discipline of divinity, I guess
I was not asked
I’d make it color all year round,
which would tyrannize the summer
and relegate winter sameness
to memory’s dust-catch
good that I’m not creator, then
I’d hash the seasons
(even in the south it would not be safe)
lose the patterns
for
remaking life in temperate parts
year-round
I’d wreck the year
and then we’d need a
God to save
when rescue is enough
most every day
quiet my reckoning, then
keep the seasons in-between as they are
let peace prevail in middlin’-parts
for better reasons
c l couch
Mehr News Agency – Golestan dabbed in Autumn colors
clcouch123 
May 20, 2018 at 7:35 pm
Beautiful picture and words to match. “keep the seasons as they are” I like that.
May 21, 2018 at 12:45 am
Thank you! The image is of fall in northern Iran. Who knew? I didn’t.
I don’t know how folk who don’t have four seasons feel them (though I believe they do), but the seasons seem to be more and more important. I mean, I think to everyone, as we are globally connected and increasingly become aware of this.
May 21, 2018 at 9:04 pm
Yes, I think so. Marking time 🙂