Fall Folly Age
Fall Folly Age aka Fall Foliage is a play on words.
Thank you, Moo, my painter friend, for putting this title
on your painting and allowing me to use it for one of my book covers.
After intense heat
the garden is dusty dry.
The hollyhocks,
stressed out,
bow their heads
and tumble down.
Before the heat,
heavy rain drenched
the flowerbeds.
The yucca subsided
beneath waves of water.
One hollyhock,
regally proud,
stored so much liquid
in its flowery crown
that it bent and broke.
The mountain ash
bears a host of berries.
Bright orange,
they are already turning
to their winter shades.
I see so much stress
in the little world
I inhabit.
I no longer listen
to the news
or watch TV.
So much is beyond
my control.
Yet I can control
the radio and the TV
by turning them off.
The friends I meet
now have white hair.
Like me and my flowers,
they are dried up
and bent, held up
by sticks and canes.
My beloved and I
are growing old together.
We watch each other
with great care
wondering who
will be the first
to topple and fall.
Comment:
It has been a long, long time since I last wrote on my blog. Many things have distracted me, including editing books for friends, working on my own books, journaling, painting, and surfing the web in search of something positive to read. As for my own books, I published four this summer. Clepsydra – Chronotopos I, Carved in Stone – Chronotopos II, Rage Rage – Chronotopos III, and No Dominion – Chronotopos IV. Maybe I will try to post on a regular basis and copy some of those poems here, in my blog.
rogermoorepoet 
It’s always a pleasure to read your words Roger, thanks for popping in!😊
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Good to see you here. Thank you for visiting.
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Querido Rogelio,
Me alegra saber que sigues escribiendo.
Te recuerdo siempre.
Abrazos,
Haydee
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Hola, Haydee. Hace mucho que no nos hablamos y, por supuesto, te echo de menos. Ven a visitarnos cuando quieres. Todo va bien y nos gustaria mucho verte. Con un abrazo fuerte.
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Good to see you back again Roger!
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Thanks, Jon. It’s been a long time. Lots of strange things happening but, as we say in Welsh, Yma o hyd, we are still here. Best wishes, and good to hear from you, Roger.
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Thanks for the note Roger. I hope the strange things did not include ill health. Summer has been good to us both, with everything growing well and quite a challenge to keep it looking cared for. Last few days spent with chain saws cutting back trees we planted 40 years ago, so we can see beyond them! Very satisfying watching the changes over so many years in the same place.
Regards, Jon.
Jon Masters P.Eng., C.Eng., MICE
18-26123 Twp Rd 511,
Spruce Grove, AB,
Canada. T7Y 1B9
Phone or text: 780-913-2991
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