Having spent my Labor Day Weekend working at the local fair (you can find out how dinosaurs, high-tech saw blades, and “battered savs” all tie into this by checking out this past Tuesday’s post), I’m in a sort of autumn mood…
I’ve had this photo sitting in my computer files for four years (this was taken in early Oct. 2012), so I’m glad I finally put it to use!
For more poetry, be sure to visit Today’s Little Ditty, where Michelle H. Barnes is hosting Poetry Friday with her own contribution to a poetic challenge from the inimitable Jane Yolen!
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What a great photo. I’m glad you finally got to use it. Lovely poem. I especially like the last line.
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Thank you, Joy!
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Wonderful photo and haiku, Matt. I can feel the heaviness of those metal bones.
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Thanks so much, Laura!
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And now you’ve put me in the mood for autumn, too! I’m with Laura– love those metal bones, Matt. Hope you’re finally getting some time to rest and recover!
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Thanks, Michelle. I do have a little more time now…as you now know, I managed to write two poems in one afternoon, so that was a thrill!
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Love it, Matt! Lovely both in picture and in words. Autumn is my favorite season. Bring it on!!!!
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Glad you liked it, Karen!
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I like those two-toned beauties.
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Thanks, Brenda!
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Oh, now that’s a nice truck – got to show this beauty to my husband. He loves old pickups.
Yup. Just showed it to him. “That’s beautiful! I’d like to have a truck like that!”
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I know how your hubby feels…I wish it was mine!
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I’m always so excited when fall rolls around, even if the rainy, dreary, yucky Pacific Northwest autumn we get here is far short of the crisp, cool, blazing-coloured fall of my dreams. 🙂
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Well, you’ll have to come visit so they won’t just be dreams, Jane!
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It’s Spring here and I am glad to see it! But I love your offering, with the colours of fall. Great match between poem and photo.
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Thanks, Sally! Yes, with winter behind you I’m sure everyone there is looking forward to spring!
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Love the reds in the photo–I wonder if we’ll have any reds at all this year? Some leaves have turned brown, bypassing the color, and have already fallen.
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We have some beautiful reds, pinks, and golds already up here…you’ll have to travel north again and visit!
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What a great truck! I love vintage vehicles. Great poem to welcome autumn, “eyes young” is great. 🙂
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Thank you, Jama! I always get a kick out of well-placed enjambment – not just mine, but even someone else’s poem – because of the weight it carries. In this case, that phrase not only describes the truck’s action towards the tree, but it implies the truck’s eyes ‘are’ young.
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Matt, I find the composition of this photo paired with your words: two-toned beauties and the contrast between old timer and eyes young a great composition. I am capturing both the poem and the credit to your wife for the autumn gallery. Did you send me your summerscapes poem yet? I am on a family trip but will unveil the summer gallery after next weekend.
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Thank you, Carol! The photo credit is actually for my daughter, Katherine – but I appreciate it. And I don’t recall if I sent you the summerscapes poem, but I will either tonight when I get home, or tomorrow!
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Love it, Matt!
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Thank you!
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