A Sequence
by
Adelaide B. Shaw, New York
Merrill Ann Gonzales, Connecticut
buttercup field—
a black horse grazing
in the mist
even as daybreak dawns
night hides in the grass
maple viewing—
red and gold leaves float
on slow waters
in the early dusk
deer come to drink
petal fall—
the widow grows accustomed
to changing light
night after night
tracking the moon’s path