Falling Seasons
Fall away sweet autumn leaves
turn your crimson reds to orange and yellows
on the ending cusp of summer breezes
calm the earth, soothe the atmosphere to softly mellow;
dance in the fields of corn with pumpkin trampled mazes
hold dear the parched sands seeking moisture
soak in cooler light beneath the haze of every stargazer;
summer's hot breath can no longer torture.
Empty the trees of every heavy burdened branch
flutter brittle leaves along the dry grass covers
edge in along the streams that ripple and form a dance,
fall is reborn to whisper and sway to the autumn chill that hovers;
paint the sky in pastel ominous colors
blush pinks, mustard greens and somber beige browns
there lay hidden secrets of season change to be discovered
and the earth itself begins its sleep within the ground.
Hush the whispers that the trees still carried,
walk in the faint light of early morning rising
saunter through the guarded wood where winds are ferried
and the skeleton of leaves reveals their dying;
observe the weather as it begins its change of seasons
touch the shadows as they fade and shorten
know and understand to time there is a reason
that autumn to winter shelters spring fortune.
Copyright © DM Babbit | Year Posted 2019
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