A Hint of Red and Yellow

A hint of red and yellow Amongst a sea of green A sign that change is coming To the forest canopies This morn's air is slightly chilled Much more than in past months And squirrels scurry 'cross the ground Collecting all their nuts There are no children playing Nor in the swimming pools The streets are calm and quiet For they've all gone back to school Some have dug out their hoodies And others long sleeve shirts And some have traded off their shorts For Pants and longer skirts The corn too, has turned colors From green to wilted brown And bonfires are blossoming Like ember flowers from the ground Ciders and hot chocolate And flavors of pumpkin spice And the beers at Oktoberfest Well, they Taste just as nice The full moon rises larger Signs of harvest in the air And the deer become skittish With bow season drawing near The sky itself seems different It's shades of grey and blue And the sun that hides behind the clouds Tells us fall will be here soon