THE BLOOD LEAF

Through the six shades of my window

an eerie breeze channels the naked oak,

mood swing of season rally at the glass

while dead leaves drift from battlements high.

I see clouds with scarlet chambers

tunneling to earth on he wings of rain,

as leaves fluster in the Autimn’s cold breath

like bloodspots under a canvas of blue.

Lapping at the back step a blood leaf

above streams of bruised apple cores,

straying to the doormat’s spillage of light 

like a moth that hunts the glowing bulb.

When armour from the wind does soften

behind rain a desert of auburn shines,

the storm hovers in collapsed skies

as Autumn revives its dark evening chill.

MJ DUGGAN.

2 Responses to THE BLOOD LEAF

  1. ~thefox says:

    Brilliantly written. I can spot them a mile away. All the rest out there don’t compare in this moment. ~thefox

  2. museshack says:

    Such evocative language, making me feel the mood…see the scapes!

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