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The Moment of Autumn in Dallas

Autumn arrives at night in late October,
After a spell of rain,
Before cold winds,
The softened soil surrendering summer heat.

In darkness finally longer than daylight
Crickets find an ancient languorous chant.
And then beneath a half-moon,
Among the silver sails of broken cirrus,
Geese sound out their timeless pings of global navigation.

A Dallas train yard drifter eyes an idling southbound freight.
An oak in Exall Park relaxes slightly.
Three leaves fall.

Copyright 2002 by Gil R. Glover

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This page was created for POLS 350 - "Group & Minority Politics" taught by Prof. Freitag

This page was created by Terri Jorstad, Thaddeus Kramolis, Tricia Moon, and Nikola Naumoski.