Fall Steps (313/365)

Leaves scatter on treads
Paint peeling beneath colors
November fall steps

Original haiku by Sujomi

TIME:  4:28 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Leaves on front steps

Just a week ago, I left for my shopping vacation in Texas.  After listening to my two older children fighting, then racing to see who got to sit in the front seat after the basketball game this evening, I wished I was still there.  Since I’m stuck here, I used my Solomon-like wisdom and proclaimed my judgment on the stalemate.  Neither one ended up riding shotgun.  I simply locked the passenger door and made both of them sit in the backseat.