Autumn inferred

An energy-saving bulb in lantern,
fish grilling, fat and appealing.
Birds’ indifferent rhapsodic pulses,
pretty and unpretty motions, emotions.

Leaves reluctant to leave
do, innocent of irony or comic
timing, with regrets, with coping.
O oily carbon-scented air!

Pangs fueling pangs.
Wisps of music along conductors.
Essential light, a good large painting, a good
smile, a good eye, good skin, hungry dog.