Climate change
Early autumn, sun’s reticence, too much rain.
Dying roses fall in clusters as fungus pools
in gardens, wetness levening the green.
Frozen mist tightens the air as earth
exhales upwards into a wet bowl
of pale sky, fluid haze heavy with
elements, molecues of water swept
into the gray.
When did autumn come gently,
casting its shadow on an empty bench ?
When did the coolness of air feel
refreshing after summer’s heat ?
Seasons, now violent as war
have overcome the world
with drastic inondation,
acid rain, toxic mud.
How can we look at sunset’s
volatile sky without fear of
tomorrow ?