september ready

Sweet corn has been harvested, garden picked clean Breezy mornings now, ruffling the cat’s fur Front porch stocked with pumpkins and gourds School is starting, new clothes are being bought Last year’s backpacks are thrown into a bonfire Grandma is taking the grandchildren shopping for new Football games have begun in earnest, fans frenzied Cool September, you are as welcome as any month ever is Family has to start practicing getting up early Bus will be picking the children up at seven o’four Mom and Dad explain high school to their freshman Silly because fifteen-year-olds know everything