My Cart 
Login 

Previous

Late Fall Medley
by
CJ Muchhala


Next
 

Incandescent trees  
have turned to blackened claws
They rise to grip November skies.
 
Black-capped chickadees
shelter in conifers, feast on frosted  
pine cone seeds, indulge in  
an orgy of flutters & chirps.  
 
Now white-footed mice nest in hollows.
Now a barred owl flaps westward.
Now crow voices rasp against
the twilight glow.


© by CJ Muchhala.
Used with the author's permission.


Photo credit: CJ Muchhala

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 




 

CJ Muchhala lives in Shorewood,Wisconsin near Lake Michigan, but maintains a getaway on the Wisconsin River. Her poetry, fiction, and children's stories have been published in a variety of online and print journals, anthologies, and art/poetry exhibits. When she's not writing, CJ says she enjoys gardening "using the 'benign neglect theory," and baking bread "following the 5-minute method."

      

 


Post New Comment:
Jancan:
Vivid glimpse of nature's creatures using their God-given instincts
Posted 11/23/2020 11:02 AM
Lori Levy:
Beautiful poem and photo.
Posted 11/21/2020 06:09 PM
Stephen Anderson:
Nice imagery and fusion with Nature, C.J.!
Posted 11/21/2020 06:01 PM
Anastasia:
A wonderful word-picture!
Posted 11/21/2020 04:48 PM
KevinArnold:
Wonderful poem of this most specific season.
Posted 11/21/2020 02:54 PM
Janet Leahy:
Strong verbs, the grip of trees on November skies, the rasp of the crow, language in this poem paints the picture we can see and hear.
Posted 11/21/2020 11:10 AM
Gilbert Allen:
I especially enjoyed the image in the first stanza.
Posted 11/21/2020 08:45 AM
Jean Colonomos-1:
Your evocative images bring the season's change alive.
Posted 11/21/2020 08:31 AM
Sharon Waller Knutson:
I love this beautiful picturesque poem. I can see the trees, chickadees, mice, owl and twilight, taste the frosted pine cone seeds and hear the flutters, chirps and rasp. My favorite image is "blackened claws."
Posted 11/21/2020 08:17 AM
finney@charter.net:
All the hush of late November...sigh. ...Rise to grip November skies...a line I go back to. It�s a scene I know so well.
Posted 11/21/2020 07:50 AM
Larry Schug:
The repeating of the word "now" is important to this poem, bringing an immediacy that grabs me.
Posted 11/21/2020 07:05 AM


Contents of this web site and all original text and images therein are copyright © by Your Daily Poem. All rights reserved.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Purchasing books through any poet's Amazon links helps to support Your Daily Poem.
The material on this site may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, stored, altered, adapted,
or otherwise used in any way without the express written permission of the owner.