No Autumn Colors Today

On this Saturday morning,
we slept until 8:30 am.
It gets dark and gloomy
by 3:30 in the afternoon
and I hate that. I'm one of
those people who need the
sun in order to feel like
everything is right in my
world. I can't see the sun
through this sheet of fog
that fills the sky.
It rained last night and everything
smells fresh.
When the farmers
harvest their crops,
the air fills with dust
and chemicals that
cling to everything within
miles. The rain feels like
a long awaited cleansing shower that nature appreciates and so do I.
So I make an excuse
to take a quick car ride
with my camera in tow.
My eyes darting here
and there looking for
colors other than rust,
orange and brown.
I'm not tired of them,
I just need to exchange
bursts of color, in place
of the absence of sun.
To my surprise,
I found the sun here today.


And here too,
looking majestic
surrounded by
purple. A 'dusting'
of pollen that
some bee shook off
his feet when he was
through with his
morning meal.
Stepping back,
I take one last
shot, knowing that
I have captured
the left-overs of
Summer, right in
the middle of
Autumn.
And suddenly, the
sun is shining
after all, lying deep
within my soul.