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autumn in the air
filtering summer’s brilliant
whites and yellows to warm
rather than sizzle-hot
as though through burnt orange lens
readying us for greens to re-dress
in red, umber, beige, muted gold
buttery browns, even blue
the colors of a fire in the hearth
in preparation for winter
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.