“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn was awakened.” ―Raquel Franco
Picture Fall
Transmuting rapture
Ink her in
She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened ―Sarah Addison Allen
On canvas
Strokes of genius
Ignite her
Autumn flings her fiery cloak over the sumac, beech and oak ―Susan Lendroth
Pen pushers
Sharp their purple quills
Excite her
The seasonal urge is strong in poets ―Helen Bevington
Leaf peepers
Parked in Nissan Leafs
Selfie her
The magic of autumn has seized the countryside; now that the sun isn’t ripening anything it shines for the sake of the golden age; for the sake of Eden; to please the moon for all I know ―Elizabeth Coatsworth
Wind chimes dance
Swanning balletic
Toll for her
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house ― Nathaniel Hawthorne
Signal flags
Flying at half mast
Salute her
Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end ―Remy de Gourmont
Scavengers
Shopping her fallout
Stop and stare
On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening ―Matsuo Bashō
Leafless vines
Snaking brittle boughs
Rattle her
Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves! ―Humbert Wolfe
Picture fall
Transmute her rapture
Too soon white
The tints of autumn…a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost ― John Greenleaf Whittier
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GODSLAUGH.ME 
Oh, you make me long for the brief colorful leaves of autumn. For us probably in a week or so. Thank you for the dress rehearsal.
Very glad you enjoyed the Fall Art Show preview. May autumn reward your eagerness to transmute her, LuAnne. Ici, the sumacs are starting to flare, the hemlocks to rust… 🙂
Sadly no autumn in Los Angeles. I only know the seasons by which Peanuts special I am watching.
LA Fall
Lucy palms football
Brown’s down