signs of life well lived
on skin like tissue paper —
honoring age spots
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Ombre
unique sense of time
moving from green to yellow
reveal ombre hues
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Grateful
reading by the fire
on a late fall afternoon
grateful for the time
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Celebration
the sky is ablaze
with joy and celebration
hopefulness returns
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Crunch
a familiar crunch
memories of giant leaf piles
jump, hide, and repeat
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Patience
making slow progress
continues to show up
patience will pay off
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Kintsugi
repairing with gold
the brokenness that exists
hope for the future
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Visitor
welcome visitor
calls from outside window screen
checking in with me
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Night Before
night before jitters
trusting in democracy
time to embrace hope
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Time Change
darkness comes early
five o’clock in New England —
seek sources of light
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Halloween
Halloween happened
individually wrapped
what will they recall
#HaikuChallenge20 -- October Surprise
still carving pumpkins
not ready to shovel snow
October surprise
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Skeletons
disappearing leaves
unveil hidden skeletons
delicate yet strong
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Golden Days
bright to subtle leaves
days of autumn are waning
golden hues remain
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Whimsy
art on the sidewalk
filled with whimsy and color
a welcome surprise
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Autumn Soundtrack
the crunch of footsteps
echo in the fallen leaves
soundtrack of autumn
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Bird Snacks
bright red berries
stand out among autumn hues
snacks for hungry birds
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Aperture
shift of perspective
narrowing the aperture
invites clarity
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Pritchard Gate
found at Pritchard Gate
left as gift — or forgotten?
a lone walking stick
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Tapestry
fluttering downward
colorful leaves transform grass —
autumn tapestry