The long stems are fading
As the garden deepens to fall.
Freckles of light drop
In a sliver of space
Between the flowers that look like lace.
Beside a bed of roses
Leaves shiver on the trees.
Along the path, sparrows sing
To the seeds spilling
For the next season.
The poem, “Next Season” and the artwork, “Between the Flowers,” by Marsha Solomon.





