The last of summer fades
as future lovers trade on trust
the tasked discover glades
with suitors splayed beneath the thrust
the chill arrives with fever
as the preacher feins amusement
the thrill provides procedure
as the teacher tames a student
change of time once captured
in this prism light of fall
estranged sublime enraptured
in the schism bright of thrall
brought him to surrender
like agrarian set on fire
autumn victim’s splendor;
a grammarian of desire.
Written by Jason Wright
October 26, 2019