Fall Song
Another year gone, leaving everywhere
its rich spiced residues: vines, leaves,
the uneaten fruits crumbling damply
in the shadows, unmattering back
from the particular island
of this summer, this NOW, that now is nowhere
except underfoot, moldering
in that black subterranean castle
of unobservable mysteries – roots and sealed seeds
and the wanderings of water. This
I try to remember when time’s measure
painfully chafes, for instance when autumn
flares out at the last, boisterous and like us longing
to stay – how everything lives, shifting
from one bright vision to another, forever
in these momentary pastures.
Mary Oliver
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I’ll be away from my blog for about a week. I look forward to catching up with you when I return. In the meantime, I hope you relish whatever particular delights this time of year offers in your part of the world!
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Sherrygaley.com 
Beautiful images all..but that third one (the macro) absolutely took my breath away!! And that Mary Oliver never disappoints!
I love those autumn images — crisp and beautiful. And, being a long time fan of Mary Oliver, this is one of her poems I don’t recall having read — it’s as beautiful as your photos
Gorgeous macro images and really love the last one with the single red leaf!
Amazing photos!
Beautiful photos! and love your poem. Gives me a real mind picture when I was reading it!
These are truly so beautiful, Sherry.
Have a great time away, and I’ll surely see you when you return.
Oh this black and white and you processing it with just a smidgen of red…delightful!!!
Such beautiful captures of peak autumn colors!! Love your poetry work!
Perfect Sherry poetry and your wonderful images have a great time away..
Lovely images and wonderful poem!
These are great Sherry but I really love how you’ve used the selective color in the last image.
you left with a beautiful thought and images and I hope you have a pleasant time away.
Gorgeous close-ups!
I love mary Oliver . She is on my Christmas list. Such great photo’s, especially the macro leave. I think I’ll take mine for a walk today.
Enjoy your week away.
I love the macro in that third image, it’s so rich with lovely textures. Such a lovely Fall Song by Mary Oliver. Autumn colours: “momentary pastures” describes it beautifully!