Fall (Autumn)
Life is seasonal.
Giving birth in the Spring.
Blossoming in Summer.
Retiring in the Fall.
Resting in the cold, cold stillness of winter.
Of these, the Autumn years are now my domain.
Trees full grown change their own
chlorophyll leaves to honey, pumpkin, chocolate, and beet.
Colors as bright as the blazing light
that nurtured them through sun-filled
Summer’s sweltering heat.
Trees go bald as leaves fall
but the trees are still standing there.
When the hot humid air departs
the biting chill of Autumn will
give a start to the County Fairs.
Eerily bright on the hallowed night
in costumes and seeking treats
children of all ages
beneath the full of the moon
bring joy to Autumn’s streets.
Once green vegetation is now a variegation
Of fields ripe with the crops of the season
This harvest gathering brings family gatherings
around tables of plenty
filled with the voices of reason.
If this be Fall, then all in all
let’s enjoy the foliage, the fairs, and football.