Glitterati

Bejeweled branches
sparkling ruby red and gold

ornamental colors
as dazzling adornments

reflective facets
capturing richest brilliance

autumnal raiment
dressing up once-green vistas

much hurried preparations
for Fall's Au Revoir Ball.

One Jewel

Tricolored first
spreading scarlet
to a gilded edge
blocked by abundant green

bicolored next
to inevitable red
of priceless splendor
with silent, ticking clock.

Fall Foliage #21

Smothered by color
beauty seeps in
my spirit revives

annual renewal
spiritual cleansing
for this non-religionist

a return to my mecca
its incandescent glory
restorative once again.