11 Nov 23: fall

spring, summer’s work done

solid sunlight floats to earth

yellow, red, orange

spring and summer’s work is done

sunshine,

once photons, rays, waves

months ago descended,

(urgent 8-minute,

93-million-mile beam)

terrestrial desire wooing, spurring

this short-long trek captured

for a spell

in backyard’s ginkgo

caught in cells,

forming

petiole, midrib, veins, lamina

and this stored sunshine,

once summer green, now,

more true to form

arranged in autumn’s bright

blinding bouquet of

yellow - canary, daffodil, lemon

and for a moment

this ever-evolving, sun-bearing tree

pauses and basks

for just a moment

a sun-globe of radiant glory

then sunshine,

its arboreal sojourn complete,

rested, replenished, unhurried

this glowing substance,

these solid sunbeam packets

set off on

dappled descent downward

continuing the cosmic journey

with leisurely

swing and sway

finally homeward

down, down, down

to earth’s bed

below