Daylight comes, the sun
Hiding herself modestly
Behind soft grey clouds
A shimmering curtain falls
Of autumn leaves, green and gold

link: progression, moon-lit paths to daylight

In these latter days
My dreams take me wandering
Upon moon-lit paths
To times lost, places distant
Anywhere there might be peace

link: time grows short to latter days

Colorful autumn grasses
Swaying gently in the wind
Arm for a pillow
I lay and watch them dancing
Even now as time grows short

Link: meadow to autumn grasses; rest to arm for a pillow

A split-rail fence
Separates a meadow by
The side of the road
Let me set my burdens down
Here may I rest me a while

Link: progressive: wandering to resting

Step by painful step
How far is it, I wonder
There, as the crow flies?
Alas, earth-bound, I must walk
This winding, wandering road

Link: progression–pebble-strewn path to winding, wandering road

Seeking balance as
I tread the pebble-strewn path
On these wobbling knees
The Middle Way is steady
But not free from obstacles

Link: balance to balance

Cheeky squirrel swaying
Upside down in the branches
Of that maple tree
Will you teach me how you keep
Your balance whilst the wind blows?

Link: Progression from fall to balance

Rainy autumn day
Droplets on the still-green leaves
Hesitate, then fall
Nature seems to hold its breath
For the inevitable

Link: Hesitating to hesitate, then fall, so link AND progression

Soft sweet summer night
Distant laughter echoing
Life and love and light
A moth flits, hesitating,
Drawn to that forbidden flame

Link: progression from ink-dark night to life and love and light.

In the ink-black night
Chased by nightmares, I awake
Shivering with fear
Morpheus, must your whispers
Even haunt my waking hours?

Link: black with ink to ink-black night