Latitude
the sun’s opulence slides through the sky
staining and pockmarking the maple leaves
sycamores flaunt bright smooth trunks
while they throw down their leaves– littering the ground
the river flows full against its red banks
a summer of rainy days – downpours and drizzles
but the afternoon sunlight cannot lie
it cuts sharply through the atmosphere
autumn arrives along the end of the Appalachians
stuttering with starts and stops
warm days and cool nights
shaped by a southern latitude
Pamela Olson, 11/7/09
Photo – Black Warrior River in Demopolis, Alabama
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