An Ode to Autumn

Autumn has arrived,

that shy and bashful season,

it always enters quietly

as if it had no reason.

It won't outstay its welcome,

its time with us is brief,

you can see it on the sidewalk

in the face of a fallen leaf.

You can sense it in the morning

hidden in the gloomy chill,

and find it in the evening

as the day grows shorter still.

It is present in the sky,

guiding that flock of birds,

its beauty an inspiration

for prose and verse and words.

♡

Featured: time to bring out

my winter blankets.