Visions of Autumn

Scarecrow’s tattered clothes Clever birds are never fooled Sit defiantly Arms of hay hold heckling birds Eating the last grains of corn Nature’s curtain falls Vibrant leaves make no encore Tumble to damp soil Yellows and reds turn to brown Trees’ skeletal limbs shudder Fall’s first kiss of frost Invades farmer’s pumpkin patch Hardy fruit withstands Trick-or-treaters carve faces Jack-o-lanterns light doorsteps