Autumns Final Bow

At the end of her most vibrant display
Autumn takes a final bow;
her splendor, turned to parchment crisps,
skeletal trees are revealed, their arthritic limbs
stretching into a white, frigid sky.

Squirrels fill the barren void with plenty of nuts and nests;
rabbits and chipmunks burrow beneath
chilling grounds to the warmth below, for their winter’s repose.
Scent of wood fires wafts from chimneys as winds begin to bite.

Autumn’s palette is wiped clean and 
stored until Spring births are ready to record.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Slaughter Avatar
January 13, 2023 at 11:05 AM
So many beautiful autumnal images in this lovely piece, M. L.
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December 30, 2022 at 10:55 AM
A lovely write. I love the Autumn time of the year. So pretty...............
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