Quiet Beauty

The sun is shining brightly now The clouds from the hurricane gone Air is crisp, cool slightly moving From the northwest where winter comes One lone hugh hickory decorates The wood below the house with gold The water droplets on the grass Glistens in the soft yellow sun The crows and roosters seem to be In a choral competition For on stage spotlight in woods where Burnt sienna contrasts pine green The needles still linger on trees Ginko still is green waiting change To the yellow of fall which means Winter is upon the whole land The sasanqa camelia blooms Double white blooms first profussion In seven years, early freeze kills Most years, blessed with quiet beauty