Psalm V Poem by Waldemar Ens

Painting has begun
green summer fading into
yellowbrownred
every leaf
every branch
every tree

I pass by on road
and see the big picture
your great hand
sweeping
with large strokes
every day a new shade
feathering canvas

I walk on leaf littered grass
and see your careful tiny brush
making miniature magic on
Manitoba maple leaf
the slow burning colours of
death glowing

my eyes listen every day
to this September symphony
knowing all too well
blackening bareness
of October