Autumn's Mantra

A frothy mist shrouds the ground A cool breeze drifts all around A frosty chill doth surround Solar rays no longer resound. A plethora of colored foliage aboveground A web of tangled, rotting roots underground Chelones, Mums, and Golden Rod abound In gardens bright, colored gourds propound. Ragweed pollens and mushroom spores confound Leaves metastasizing with brighter hues redound Stealthy Evergreens emerge into the foreground Maple taps their sweet syrup doth expound. Migrating birds skirting cooler air are southbound Doting Wasp Queens from dying nest bound Honey bees cradle in warm, colony compound Squirrels Summer store will carefully impound.