Hitchhiker

My horseless carriage stops briefly woodside.

By chance gives bodacious hitcher a ride.

She cares not what lies around the next bend;

Rides with total abandon—loves a godsend.

© Ilija Lukić 2020

Hitchhiker
(Carolina Anole female, brown morph)

Autumn Resplendence

Pensive at heart I brood in soundless wood,

Where mist beclouds essence of life ablaze,

Ere long sunburst revives joys of childhood

As pristine light brightens mood to lift daze.

Hushed kaleidoscope of autumn shouts joy;

Gives new life to sunlit spiels of summer days,

Which tried to persuade akin Helen of Troy

That her beauty alone sets hearts ablaze.

Lively winds permeate autumn woodland.

Uplifting breeze showers brightly-hued leaves

And hail of acorns without slight of hand

Into leaf litter to feed four-legged thieves.

Trust in sunny sides of life, heart and soul;

Let simple joys reign free of undue control.

© Ilija Lukić 2020

Autumn Resplendence
(Carolina woodlands north of Pittsboro NC USA)

Glory Days

It seems for days on end, featureless veils of fog subdue vibrant hues in tree lines and set restrained autumn moods. Weary of slogging through early autumn brume, soggy leaf liter and woodland morasses, Cooper and I look forward to and celebrate life amid glorious, sun-dappled foliage. When first shafts of sunlight pierce leaden skies and set tree canopies ablaze, the landscape extols divine majesty, lightens our footfalls and raises spirits.

© Ilija Lukić 2020

Autumn Morass
(Mr Cooper)

Resplendent Specie

Autumn Blaze

Sunburst