I’m late today, but that seems to be the case with more frequency lately. I blame Autumn. Time and again, her drama stops me in my tracks. Case in point: along the river on my commute yesterday morning:

I mean, how can you not stop for that!?

Or the day before, in the same spot, when sunrise was just licking the tops of the trees and the river mist was doing its thing:

At any rate, I’ve been having loads of fun filling up my cup with autumn’s bounty. Then, I have the additional joy of creating image poems. Here are a few recent ones:

perched on live wires
a hawk surveys autumn fields
telegraphs intent

©Molly Hogan

Garden Drama

sunflowers’ autumn show
augmented by zinnia cameos
and sporadic cosmos applause

©Molly Hogan

Cosmetics

a basin of geraniums
atop the steps
of the old farmhouse

a splash of lipstick
on a wrinkled facade

©Molly Hogan

Here’s hoping that your autumn is also filled with blessings! This week’s Poetry Friday is hosted by Jama Rattigan at Jama’s Alphabet Soup. Be sure to stop by and fill your bucket with some poetry!