AN ODE TO AUTUMN LEAVES

Blazing, brilliant, autumn leaves

How I love your warm bright, colors

Shades of yellow, orange, red

Speckled green, brown, almost black

Fall like rain from branches lighter

Leave their clothes of leaves below

Trees get ready for winter sleep

Now trees, whisper, tell us

Did you miss them?

As they fell to ground below

Did you wish them bon voyage?

As they fell from off your branches?

Did you kiss them each one slowly?

Lovingly bid them a safe journey?

Autumn leaves, always leaving

Every year it is the same thing

I will miss you, miss your glory

Miss your colors, miss your story

Ah, but soon will come the winter

Freezing, white, uncaring, winter

Come to spend some time here with us

Making me forget my autumn

I will once again turn inward

Draw upon my patient nature

Grin and bear the sting of winter

Look to warm and happy spring

Ease into the heat of summer

Until once again

My autumn colors will return

Making me rejoice and shout

Welcome autumn!

You're back!

I missed you!

- copyrighted by Kathi Harris

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