Declining Sunlight

Autumn,

the slant of noonday sun

sweeps through the room

stretches the long length

of the house to light

up a row of herbs growing

in the kitchen window

on this North-facing sill

here, smell

this lemon thyme

this rosemary. 

In the Garden

Fall-Blooming Asters 
offer sweet feast for my eye  
bright harvest for bees