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The Waning of September
by
Glen Sorestad


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Blustery wind whisks yellowed leaves
from elm and aspen, strews at random
like fast food containers in a parking lot.
 
Above the rumble of work-bound traffic,
distant whimpering calls of Snow Geese;
against overcast I cannot see them.
 
September’s fluster of falling leaves
is the first marring of this acrylic landscape,
as summer shifts and makes way for autumn.

© by Glen Sorestad.
Used with the author’s permission.

 


Glen Sorestad is a Canadian poet, fiction writer, editor, publisher, anthologist, and public speaker. Author of more than 25 books of poetry and numerous short stories, his work has appeared in more than 70 anthologies and textbooks and his book, Selected Poems from Dancing Birches, was published in Italy in a bilingual edition. Glen has been appointed to The Order of Canada, that country's highest non-military honor, served as Saskatchewan’s first Poet Laureate from 2000 - 2004, and has given public readings of his poetry in every province of Canada, as well as in many U.S. states and many parts of Europe. Glen lives in Saskatoon with his wife, Sonia, who he claims is his "first and most enthusiastic reader and editor." Learn more about Glen here.

                             

 

 

Post New Comment:
Lori Levy:
Love the comparison of the fallen yellow leaves to "fast food containers in a parking lot."
Posted 09/27/2015 12:20 PM


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