When Summer Has Gone

"Dead leaves lay still until the wind takes them, here and there:  even the last flower is withered: yet there is a beauty in decay" Quote by _Constance La France  A hush has settled over the garden Birds have flown to their warm-weather affair Faded, stray blossoms will beg no pardons For the looks of their stringy, tangled hair Or crisp leaves that blow in November's air I miss the winged ones, their hustle-bustle Trees without leaves can no longer rustle No blossoms' sweet honey scent by window gone are places for nestlings to tussle Nature reminding to enjoy the flow. And, yet, as I pause moments to reflect As winter's cold breath chases leaves astray Often there's beauty in things we reject: Nourishment for new buds in leaf decay Nature's promise of gold and green display Nature remembers what we might forget: Life but a cycle, time and life duet From decayed, discarded many things spring Repurposed clouds as a crimson sunset A gentle breeze that next summer will bring June 6, 2023 for Word Challenge - D Quotes poetry contest howmanysyllables = 10