it’s the season
autumn alchemy
green to gold

early setting sunlight
shafts cast themes
plating days
with treasured sheen

the golden door
cracked open

the golden coin
a goddess tossed ashore

the golden costume
Klimt’s kiss enveloping my figure

and the golden dreams
seeping between
asleep and waking
where that man
imbues
the metallic hue

gifts this golden elemental essence
just with a smile