Oh, Autumn

Today I really feel it; I feel it in the air, and even though I still can feel sun’s glow, the breeze is blowing cooler through my hair. Mr. Sun, your throne seems to be getting low up there in September’s blue so fair. Oh, Autumn, you are here now. You are here! Since the Equinox I’ve truly known. Nature calls for you; I need no seer, no fanfare or announcement. I’ve simply grown accustomed to knowing when you are near! October’s on the doorstep. I feel that too. Geese in V’s will cross God’s heaven on the way to warmer climes. A most wondrous view will greet me when the mountains I’ve seen every day flaunt garbs of brilliant hues! But why do I feel blue? It never fails, this melancholy comes to me in fall regardless of the beauty that I see. Like my life, oh Autumn, you come not at a crawl, but quickening your pace, you come each year to me. Just one time, Autumn, let the winter wait . . . please stall. Oct. 2, 2021 for Emile Pinet's the 'Quintain (Sicilian)' Poetry Contest For Your Favorite Poem Of 2021 Poetry Contest Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke