Orion in the SkyBy Autumn Writer©Copyright 2012 Orion, fearless hunter in the sky,Canis Minor and Major, ever faithful, at your sideWhat is your quarry on this winter night?Is it the lion, Leo, growling before the palace gate,or perhaps the Great Bear lurking in his northern lair?Could it be the dreaded Hydra? With your quest so bold, would you dare the sting of Scorpio?Does it please the vain queen, Cassiopeia, sitting i...

Endless SkyAutumn Writer© Copyright 2012 A wind is blowing soft upon the plainin early hours that wait the break of day.Grasses bend and shake their headsat meager light that turns their blades to gray.The morning air is chilling and I yearnFor the warm abode from where I came. In the east appears a tepid glowwhere the earth turns under the horizon.It is the promise of the morning sun to be:the burning star that lights th...

Secret Morning© Copyright 2012 Autumn Writer Silent sun, uncertain light, Screened by frosted clouds from frozen night,sifting through the tangled forest top. Forest’s edge, the chilly brook wanders through a path of ice. Morning beckons; onset of another day. Rise up, shake off the night of fitful sleep!The sleeping herd awaits its master’s call.A sudden snort of frozen air; a bellowed wail,antlers strike a hollow stump,...