by Donna R. (Cole) Carter, copyrighted 1979, all rights reserved.
Dark tan arms
peeling from the moisture of autumn rains,
Crisp, crackly, paper-bag colored leaves
delicately dangling from branches.
Droplets of rain glistening on
wrinkles of old, withered leaves,
slowly turning in the soft, cool,
gentle breeze passing down the
avenue of orange-brown carpeted
streets and sidewalks.
