By Jim Bates
Sumac leaves changing
Shades of orange and burgundy
Colors of pure joy.
Gunmetal grey sky
Blazing red maples stand proud
Fall’s splendorous show.
Autumn wind blowing
Golden leaves racing madly
Trees becoming bare.
Along the lakeshore
Trees fiery orange and red
Autumnal delight.
Man with camera
Blue aster and honeybee
Captured for all time.
Jim lives in a small-town twenty miles west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His stories and poems have appeared in over three hundred publications. “Resilience” a collection of twenty-seven short stories was published by Bridge House Publishing. “Periodic Stories” and “Periodic Stories Volume Two” were published by Impspired. A dystopian adventure novella “Something Better” was published by Dark Myth Publications. “Short Stuff” a collection of flash fiction and drabbles was published by Chapeltown Books. His story “Aliens” was nominated for the 2020 Pushcart Prize. His story “The Maple Leaf” was selected Non-Poetic Publication of the year by the readers of Spillwords. http://www.theviewfromlonglake.wordpress.com.
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