A Poem for the Season

 Autumn Images
On lush autumn roadsides
verdant vines and straggling weeds
stretch greedily toward the sun.

Seeking ants
scurry crumbs to the hoard
harvesters store root and grain against the cold.

Hurry, hurry, to and fro;
accumulate, be ready for lack
grasp while you can.

Hunger is in the air
bearing open mouths gulping,
paws, claws reaching, seeking more.

Travel the autumn roads slowly
beauty fills the eye
satisfying need and hunger for a while.   Tasha Halpert