Purple painted fingers

Purple painted fingers
picking black berries
in the orange patch of the sun's rays
yellow leaves pause at the summer's end
until blown from heaven to earth.
Nature tucks a decaying blanket
up to her chin and settles
in for the winter
Sweet berries
Crisp breeze
Warm sun
Crunching leaves
I seek solace on Good Friday
from the death of dreams.

EH
March 2013