Photography © Luis Lázaro Tijerina

 

The First Hints of Autumn

If Autumn came like a woman swirling
her clothes off like leaves of red falling
from tree limbs,
Full of desire and shy of the wind,
I would kill winter.

 

Luis Lázaro Tijerina was born in Salina, Kansas. Mr. Tijerina has a Master of Art degree in history, concentration being military history and diplomacy. He is a published author of military theory, short stories, essays and poetry. Mr. Tijerina resides in Kansas.