POEM BY ED NORTHEN
PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Ethereal light saturates
the river woodlands
creating a sense of enchantment
aspens display
their finery
pigment gilded leaves of
lemon
ginger
tangerine
carmine
emerald
Autumn
the finale crescendo
of photosynthesis
the gathering
and processing
of light
transforming
energy and matter
into illuminating prisms
germinating
an embedded migration
into new forms