Autumn Haiku


1.
The wind whinnies, raw.
Dry leaves curl on brown limbs
That reach toward the house.


2.
It is October:
The ocean changes from blue
To steel-grey and cold.


3.
The roses struggle
Their last chance to bloom and shine
Plum, pink, velvet red.


(Ciampa, Liz.  Good for Everyday Use.  Boston, MA: Big Table Publishing Co., 2012. p. 21. Print.)