Wet Pastel Colors...

Watercolor rain, coating the autumn leaves
leaving them glistening in the muted grey light
as the mist glitters beneath the streetlamps,
multi-colored droplets, rainbows falling
A whisper of the wind sends more leaves downward,
sliding for a moment on the slick surface
to stop, pasted to the concrete
Headlights glare and stretch across the street,
the harbingers of the metal fish
that move slowly down the thoroughfare
Umbrellas of many colors,
like Joseph's coat, bounce gently down the sidewalks
hiding the faces of their owners
as they walk briskly in the rain
Still warm for the season
take pleasure in weather
for even as the temperature changes
so shall we
Changing from jackets to coats
as the snow slowly floats to the surface
Halloween comes soon, November to follow
soon the farms and gardens will lie fallow
waiting for another change of season
to wake us from our winter slumber...
                03-03-10