By the Fire

An autumn pallet of colors so bright Makes my heart sing with delight When the weather gets cooler, And the nights are so much darker I dream of sitting with you by the fire Crisp is the fall air that carries the scents The perfume of summer long since spent When the weather was much warmer And the days were so much longer I dream of you sitting with me by the fire Gray days, cold and bundled in warm sweaters Cheeks and hair kissed by the wind unfettered Promise of holidays, families together And the days will be so much more festive I dream of holding you close by the fire Apples and spices and tastes rich with the fall Promise of snow and ice underlying it all Then the nights will be bitter and cold And the last of the year will turn sullen and old But I dream of the warmth of your body by the fire Leaves bright, and painted and beautiful decorating the trees Gladdens the heart, opens the senses, emotions it frees Each morning it dawns clean and exciting And the autumn of the year becomes more enticing As I dream of your eyes reflecting the light of the fire You are to me, a beautiful gift, reminding me of what I gained Mostly the good, the wonderful and sometimes of the pain When I first met you, on the path of my life And the journey we take, together tonight As you feel my heart beat to the heat of the fire An artist’s pallet can not capture the autumn colors Of the changing seasons or the harvest moon’s pallor The nights will be cold and the days much shorter And I look forward to spring days on the horizon As we hold each other’s souls in the flames of the fire.