The reds are softened by grays this year
as if some azure dye stains eyes . . .

move along; there’s nothing to see here

cars file along the freeway
blind to the possibility
that all this could be flame
instead it is commuter dead red
in the D390 series
a very popular tint this year . . .

move along; there’s nothing to see here

tourists soon decide to drop into the box store
inside which are truly fabulous leaf displays
engineered in Taiwanese designer cells
for the season’s real reality . . .

move along; there’s nothing to see here

Sit in your cubicle and imagine
leaves shimmering rustling singing
or whatever they do . . .

move along; there’s nothing to see here