(eyes widen:)

eyes widen:
brilliant, cranberry-
orange-colored foliage

(honey-colored leaves)

honey-colored leaves
lining the road
creating a street of gold

(Wet dogs smell like wet)

Wet dogs smell like wet
leaves even if the dogs have
not played in wet leaves.

(the leaves mimicking)

the leaves mimicking
the sound of raindrops in the
wooded autumn hills

(The duck swimming in)

The duck swimming in
the empty pool doesn't know
the pool's not for him.

(The tree bark gleamed)

The tree bark gleamed
with fresh raindrops as
the squirrel scurried home.