Every day the leaves turn paler
An amber jade on stems much frailer
Their juicy stalks have withered so
Acknowledging it’s time to go
The squirrels they scamper much more frantic
How my cat squeaks at their antics
Every creature great and small Does fast prepare at autumn’s call
The sunrise takes its irksome time
Reluctant out of bed to climb
Replaced the summer’s fervid folly
With a graying melancholy
For most that welcome this transition
That waste no time in reminiscing
Instead in awe watch colours change
From green to gold, such brilliant range
We welcome what is yet to come
The turning earth’s relentless drum
Refurbishment through bitter chill
We must not fight, it’s Nature’s will
For with the challenge comes reward
Our spirit urges us toward
A realignment and renewal
As we’ve burned through finite fuel
We need a brumal overhaul
Tis reason more to love the fall…
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