Carl Setzer

Raindrops on Roses

raindrops on roses
jewels glisten upon petals
after autumn rains

visions of autumn
daylight moves through clouds and rain
soon, soon winter comes

a feast for the birds
during this time of scarcity 
few leaves remaining

within the stillness
rain flowing across the roof
bringing me to dreams

clouds move
across the autumn sky
this dance of sunlight

a break in the rain
clouds dancing across the sky 
echoes of childhood

the golden sunlight
gently shining through the masts
boats within the dusk

a day of sunlight 
in the throes of this autumn
flowers still awake

fallen leaves cleared
trees becoming more barren
autumn's progress

limbs mostly bare 
a few tenacious leaves cling
dawn's light creeps westward