each autumn
out-of-state visitors
search along highways
for the most colorful leaves
not the trees I cut down
—Royal Rhodes
along the coast
the maps I follow
show observation posts
where sea lions echo
in open caves
—Royal Rhodes
a dead fawn
sprawled in the garden
until found
while the indoor cat
sat nearby in silence
—Royal Rhodes
hikers ahead
make a trail for me
brushing aside stones
someone threw
safe now in my pocket
—Royal Rhodes
our family dog
a tired german shepherd
comes close
to show me
how to lie down
—Royal Rhodes
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