Summer's Grief

An Autumn sunrise lights a maple tree October’s hues are edged with olive green The vibrant background cheers the season’s glee The mountain ridges back the misty scene Big bears are searching after mountain caves While mallards fly before the snow begins The ridges form astounding leafy waves Where folks are cutting fully-grown pumpkins The red hawk soars beyond the dew drenched morn hence he denies to perch and lifts above his flight creates designs the skies adorn and dogs pursue raccoons around foxglove. A lively squirrel scampers to and fro Gray rabbits bounce amid the splendid leaves And sparkling streams outrace the brownish doe With the adieu of summer as she grieves. Iambic Pentameter August 8th, 2014 ©2014 by Regina Riddle