late in the year

all the birds have flown away

leaves are falling

 sleet slanted sunshine

love in the afterglow

dancing on the leaves

 young gull all alone

makes its own decisions 

when the flock has flown

 snowflakes

schools at the epicentre 

are closed

on the darkening

through the rain-smeared window

empty blue pots 

 we pulled at the grass 

and ran the cut home to mum

that magic kiss

 running to school

instead of taking the bus

big pink bubble gum

 waiting & waiting

all depends on the red seat

and who will sit there

 grey bay

silver sunbeam

long swim

 the good old films

now that the star has died

a bubble has burst

 lamplight

is that the first snowflake

christmas stocking

 writing haiku 

on a riverside seat 

a leaf in my saki 

i love it here

with the leaves falling 

riverside lunch