Autumn is: Red, yellow, orange, brown Leaves changing colors, no longer green Drifting from their branches Little by little, they are stripped clean Autumn is: Summer flowers breathing their last Spreading seed for the next year But all is not lost, for as the summer flowers go The flowers of autumn are finally here Autumn is: Goldenrod, turning meadows deep yellow Other wildflowers, competing for space to grow and bloom before wintertime When with a blanket of snow, they will be erased Autumn is: Pumpkin, squash, orange, green, yellow Jack-O'lanterns grinning Children in costume, "Trick or Treat!" Halloween's come, candy we're giving Autumn is: All of the above, and so much more Summer is ending, winter is near Everyone sees it through different eyes, but Autumn is: here October 2003 Back to Index

Poem © October 14 2003 Julie Hicks

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