Red Stars
Sweet gum leaves are displayed
throughout the forest;
by the little creek,
along the path to the Hobbit tree,
in the ancient roadbed,
at the top of the whitetail gorge.
They spark and are brilliant
when the sun glints through
the canopy and they blaze
like red stars or amber ones,
all their points flashing,
golden stars and crimson ones.
Red Stars burn through the woods,
enlivening the trails
and the haunts of the deer,
the small turns of the creek,
with elegant beauty
and abounding luxury.
Sweet gum leaves are displayed
throughout the forest;
by the little creek,
along the path to the Hobbit tree,
in the ancient roadbed,
at the top of the whitetail gorge.
They spark and are brilliant
when the sun glints through
the canopy and they blaze
like red stars or amber ones,
all their points flashing,
golden stars and crimson ones.
Red Stars burn through the woods,
enlivening the trails
and the haunts of the deer,
the small turns of the creek,
with elegant beauty
and abounding luxury.
I love seeing the red stars of autumn. One walk into The Piney Woods on a colorful fall day, and a person is surrounded by so much crimson it is astonishing. I love my new camera. It helps me capture the small miracles of the morning.
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