aesthetic leaves

day breaks without
disturbing anyone's
Saturday sleep in

sun climbs the distant
snow capped hills
like a sliced lemon lipping
a pina colada glass

the party mix of amber
green and maroon leaves
wheel around
the sandlot
enacting an ancient
movie dance
to cheer up the weepy
willow

wearing white styrofoam
face guards
and armed with rubber
-tentacled motors,
three Mexican workers
carve up
the apartment complex
equally and blow
away leaves
for the nuisance
that they are