Autumn Evening
clouds puff with pink and white linings
across a pale blue dreamscape
shadows spill over country roads
long and deep
where trucks no longer sputter and roar
with exhaust and frenetic energy
and cracked laughter cackles
Bushes burst with gold and flame
Ponderosa and aspens sway
hundreds of needles and tender little leaves
bending
swishing
the wind whispers her breathless hush
a butter-colored light flicks on through the pines
the crickets begin to call
frogs join the chorus
shadows deepen and shimmer
- © Yash Seyedbagheri 2020
Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University's MFA program in fiction. His story, "Soon," was nominated for a Pushcart. Yash has also had work nominated for Best of the Net and The Best Small Fictions. A native of Idaho, Yash’s work is forthcoming or has been published in WestWard Quarterly, Café Lit, and Ariel Chart, among others
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