Thursday, August 25, 2011

the breezes taste of apple peel

I love that line.

A beautiful Monet fall harvest of sights 
for your day
{oh, to be in France!}
and the bright taste of fall's bounty
to your heart's table!


September, 
by John Updike

The breezes taste

Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel-
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.

1 comment:

Christine said...

With a cloudy rainy morning and your beautiful fall poetry, it indeed is feeling a bit like fall. I think I shall brew some more coffee. Bless your day!