October Poems 2024 >> unfettered

A Poem for Each Day of the Month in Which I was Born
 
October 01
unfettered
 
october morn, the dawning of the age,
flush falling leaves and chilly weather spar
for pride of place with sentinel and sage.
oktoberfested images bizarre
 
of hallowentine masks and secret charms,
pieces of eight, yet tentative, yet blind,
yet hesitant to trigger false alarms.
fair evidence of spring not hard to find,
 
where white light, kissing hard the southern sphere,
slants more autumnal where the north winds blow,
for april airs consume the atmosphere.
the beautifullest month in earth’s château
 
rhymes with the poet’s conscience. tourmaline,
calendula in bloom, opal, and rose:
its flowers and stones awesomely genuine.
black history month, sport spectacle, repose,
 
perfection, introspection, gratitude:
its womb wide open for my timely birth,
that i may find unfettered latitude
along the length and breadth of God’s green earth!
 
© Copyright 2024 October 01
by Clyve A. Bowen♫