Fall Leaves a Blessing--By Clarissa Jakobsons--United States

Fall Leaves a Blessing

                            

October winds twist, slap air as maple leaves

shield earth’s mound. Sparrows chatter quietly

not to disturb wind’s grace. Orange russet branches

enhance the artist’s canvas, October speaks,

even the blind can feel the breeze capture innocence.

Sunshine smiles in my backyard. A leaf arabesques

inviting us to dance. Listen, an avalanche cascades,

a car passes rattling fumes in the distance.

The hush returns, a leaflet falls releasing everything.

Clarissa Jakobsons instructs at a community college often weaving one-of-a-kind artist books, exhibited internationally. Sometimes she combines artist books with her poems and oil paintings. She writes, "Don’t be surprised to see my inner artist kicking sandcastles, climbing Mount Diablo, painting Provincetown dunes, or walking under an Ohio crescent moon".