Blood red gauzy fog
filters through fall leaves
lately turned crimson on tall maples
standing at attention,
likewise, old soldiers donned
in crisp red jackets,
between my deck and
the Kennebec riverside.
Chrysanthemums, newly blossomed,
glow as brightly as a bouquet
of shiny copper pennies
nodding toward the warmth
of the rising sun.
Swan Island in the Kennebec -- 