Autumn Rain
Summertime is growing weary,
Welcome to the autumn rain.
A new season taking over,
Hydrating the earth again.
Arid land with celebration
Greedily absorbs each drip,
With the dry and dusty flora
Raising eager mouths to sip.
Running rivulets of water
Turning grasses back to green
It is showering time for nature
Every plant a new washed sheen.
Summer lingering in spasms,
She must abdicate with grace.
This is changing of the seasons.
Fall is slipping into place.
Autumn dressed in leaves of color
Gold and scarlet, every tone,
Pre-apology for winter
With a splendor all her own.
Copyright © Joyce Johnson | Year Posted 2008
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