Late October
By Penny Parrish
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
–Robert Frost
Autumn Gate
Rappahannock Hayfield
Bridge Bloom
Rappahannock Reverie
Shenandoah Waterfall
Alum Springs
Cottonfield Autumn
Cornfield & Mountain
MG Autumn
Road Trip Autumn
Autumn Flyover
RR Bridge Autumn
Virginia Creeper
Red Leaf
Rocking Chair
LATE OCTOBER
Carefully
the leaves of autumn
sprinkle down the tinny
sound of little dyings
and skies sated
of ruddy sunsets
of roseate dawns
roil ceaselessly in
cobweb greys and turn
to black
for comfort.
Only lovers
See the fall
A signal end to endings
A gruffish gesture alerting
Those who will not be alarmed
That we begin to stop
In order to begin
Again.
–Maya Angelou
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After careers in journalism, law enforcement, and teaching, Penny A Parrish enjoys the solitude of working alone with a camera. She is inspired by simple scenes: the colors of seasons, small details that others may not notice, and the lines and angles of buildings. Penny also does her best to repurpose old frames, giving them a second life with many of her photos. She is a member of Brush Strokes Gallery, FCCA, and Crossroads Art Center (Richmond), and the winner of several regional and national awards in photography. You can find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/penny.a.parrish/ and her photography website, www.PennyAParrishPhotography.com
