Autumn Afterglow

AUTUMN AFTERGLOW As Autumn begins to slowly fade To make way for the onset of Winter I watch the changes it has made As the leaves marched front and center It seemed as if the Winter snow Decided to wait a while To allow an Autumn Afterglow To show its lofty smile And Autumn, in splendor gave A show like none I've known It took its time as if wanting to save The leaves the trees had grown In awe each day I watched this show As Winter began to unfurl And the gorgeous Autumn Afterglow Made a difference in my world And then the snow of Winter came Creeping in ever so slow It seemed as if it came in shame Ending the Autumn Afterglow 24 December 2018 For the contest sponsored by Mark Toney