Lines and curves set against the cerulean sky
Arcs, and loops and ellipses
Worthy of an Art Nouveau print
Colors bright and strong
Against the flat blue of sky
Stark in contrast, black twig and
Yellow stems, and leaves butter to amber
Seed pods, solid strongest red,
And arching like scimitars from some exotic land
And yet all is temporary
Soon the colors of leaf and stem and seed will flee
And left will only be
A dark twig against a pale winter sky
Remembering, storing deep within
The fire of autumn