Autumn Leaves: Daunted Crown, Regal Mound

Sallowing leaves tarnish bough's regal crown Swirling breeze pageant more doth confound Dessicated lobes dressed in jaundiced gown Crumpled folds in death's clutches bound Cool tidal waves the exposed surfaces pound Frothy glaze doth weathered follicles brown Chilling currents surge; nutrient-rich channels drown Shunted leaves from lofty crest tumble down Shorn pinnates reassembling, lowly base doth crown Richly dressing each, desolate, frozen mound In layered splendor blessing the smitten ground