AUTUMN COMES RUNNING.
Too soon comes Autumn, nipping the heels
Of unwary Summer it stealthily seals
Small changes in heavily leaf-laden trees.
Summer fruits begin dropping unhinged by
Rattle of branches in which Autumn hides.
Before battle commences its volatile breeze
Scatters copper-thin shivers through obese
Fattened Summer with capricious ease.
Autumn comes running nor stands aside
While Summer adjusts to its dynamic stride.
It tosses relentless as with bounty it plays
And douses growth\'s hold by raining days
Of voracious havoc on Summer\'s ill-fate.
Scurrying birds sense the warning of chill.
and consistently peck at my window-sill.
Life battens down to face colder seasons,
Light yields to dark as sun-height recedes.
Petals bud and crumble as last roses fade
Knowing Autumn comes running - to stay.