AUTUMN TIME

HE SAW....THAT "IT WAS GOOD"
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I wonder if God created
The world
In Autumn Time....

Maybe first He did
Some trial-acres
Somewhere---
Sort of a cosmic
"Back-Forty..."

And to practice
With the LIGHT a bit
And seasons....
Starting out with
Medium-size trees
Shrubs, and foliage,
Aging and yellowing
The leaves,
Cleverly....
"Autumn-style."

People do test-things.
Where did that idea
Come from?
They do test strips
In the darkroom...
Sample cakes
In the oven.

It gave God
A chance
To play with light
And mist...
Almost like
Practice strokes
On a canvas.

Light...
Who'd have ever
thought of light?

Or trees
Or leaves
Changing color?
Or water
To wet the ground.

Who'd have ever
Thought of birds
And flowers
Wind and clouds
Mountains and streams...

Baby ducks,
Baby chicks,
Hummingbirds
Little turtles---

And us---
Who'd ever have thought
Of us...biggest
Problems in the universe,

Or soft, big-eyed
Cuddly, clumsy
wonderful baby children...

Hearth, and homes
And wives?

God
That's Who
And maybe
He started it all
In autumn time.

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BY MIL
10/19/13

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