For a Time

For a time The light and shadows grow longer and penetrate deeper Around, beyond, through me Shifted from a northwest to a southwest orientation seemingly overnight Our star is still bright, intense, but the early evening air is significantly cooler Causing the skin and hair on my bare arms to raise increasing area to absorb the heat For a moment the surface of my arm doubles in size, I change To anticipate the frigid cold Winter comes with a shift in axis And a shift in my equilibrium and I've also become older As I feel the northern world drift away from the sun The days grow shorter and the nights longer And green falls from gold, to orange, to red, brown and black Descending through colors until only white remains And stops the earth for a time.