Last of Summer Garden Moments
By Don Iannone

Butterflies
in blue-orange scarves
dance heavy
into the chilly morning air.
A weatheredly handsome warty toad
hiding under tear-stained leaves
readies himself
for one last quiet meal.
Impetuous black-eyed susans stand
like naked sailors on deck
waiting for orders to ship-out.
Summer nearing its acapella end
with head bowed in reverent stillness
gives last rites to all
that must make room for winter's eve.