
A Pumpkin, Carved (photo)

red & gold leaves, crisp air tell me
autumn is here – they crunch under my feet
smoky smell of a firepit wafts through
the neighborhood, pumpkins on porches,
hot coffee in cold hands – walking in
golden sunlight, slight shiver when
the north wind blows, a football is thrown
high in the air – jump! snatch it!
snatch onto autumn days
they don’t last long
(Photo by Dennis Buchner on Unsplash)
This looks like an awfully nice backdrop for a wedding, right? Well, that’s exactly what it was in October 2019 when Rachel’s brother got married. I got to hang with Rachel’s family during that trip to Tennessee.
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