Prompt: Crimson
Caught in the light breeze
Tossed about on cool currents
Crimson maple leaf
Prompt: Older
Rusted to decay
For this older wagon wheel
The journey over
Prompt: Coolness
Coolness creeps across
A land once drowning in heat
Frost blankets the earth
Prompt: Crunch
Candy in my mouth
Leaves scattered under my feet
I adore their crunch
Prompt: Apple
Picking fresh apples
Scampering betwixt ruins
Sweet tang of autumn
Prompt: Leaf
I’ll miss your vibrance
You shaded me all summer
Goodbye summer leaves
Prompt: Decline
The cold is coming
Temperatures decline
Prepare to shiver
(Prompts come from a Mastodon Haiku community)
Image Description: A rusted out wagon wheel stands in an autumn leaf-littered forest supported by a rotting log and a chunk of grey rock.