September weather swings
between sheets of cold rain and swelter.
Spent leaves drift down
to a different life. But some roll, blow
upwards briefly, then turn and fall again
as if a momentary change of heart.
Sometimes I make side trips to pass
the house where I lived alone.
I look to see who lives there now
and can almost see myself.
Jane Edna Mohler is a Bucks County Poet Laureate (PA) emeritus, and winner of the Main Street Voices. She placed second in The Crossroads Contest. Recent publications include Gargoyle, One Art, Verse Virtual, and the new anthology from Terrapin Press, The Color Wheel. Her collections, Broken Umbrellas and Autumn Clears are both from Kelsay Books. She is Poetry Editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal.
www.janeednamohler.com