Autumnal

AUTUMNAL A timely reminder is September’s first chill After the harvest it’s brown ploughed fields Kids walking to school as they all start again A new set of friends, and some with a brain It is both sad and serene as summer yields And gold and red leaves fall, silent and still No longer summer’s hot and sunny hours Now, days are in a mild temperate mood An ideal situation to prepare for the cold Trees nearly bare, both the young and old Squirrels hiding nuts as next Spring’s food Among the last blooms of resilient flowers