Poets and artists published in Spectrum Online Edition: September Song are invited to read in the patio of Rosebud Coffee on 2302 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena or at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 17th between 3 and 5 pm PDT.

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Tim Tipton

New Start


it’s late September

the leaves on the sycamore tree

have touched earth

the wind clears the last days of

summer like a sky of clouds

there’s not much left now but

the faint echo of carefree children

making most of their long hours

these changes depress most

but encourage me

rustle of feet on brittle grass,

the early evenings, and

the cold air blowing on my face

September brings in a fresh start

a feeling of rebirth

it’s a great time to change your life.




Crescent Moon


Crescent moon of

September is my birthday month.  

A month when the fading light of

the wild lure of Indian Summer 

cuts to the bone by the scent of autumn.   

Golden poplar leaves float gently  

to the sweet surface of earth. 

Sliver of moon glimmers its way into a

long night.

Savor of a burning fire  

creates a revolution inside my body,

where passions of a raging blaze

pulsate through my system.

Everything is reborn.


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