Autumn

Autumn, It peeps over summers shoulders Like a baby over its mothers when getting bolder Then tip toes into your day when your tired Unannounced not always desired First a mild frost shows its might To scrunch the leaves over night Ideal for walking in when they fall Crunchy underfoot, kids love to kick them all The trees now have their colourful jackets on Leaves Of yellows golds and reds upon Berries of every hue the birds should know Eat them too soon and hungry they will go Autumn means the Canadian Geese come to stay They know exactly where they want to spend their day They squawk in the v formation in which they fly Catches the eys of every passer bye Autumn is the prelude to the full blown concerto of winter Whose notes linger on the cold cold air Sounds of laughter fill the air when families meet to skate On the iced over ponds that the ducks now hate Squirrels hoard the nuts to keep themselves alive as they nestle in the hollow tree, trying hard to survive Robins tweet their song so the gardener will hear, To turn over some earth for the worms to appear Smoking chimneys add to the scene Can you imagine the warmth of the glow within People happily sit around the fire so bright Wrapped up warm, drink in hand settled for the night Penned 02/01/2015