Four Versions of Autumn
I
Like a black cat in the night
Vocal but unseen
Chasing the moon past the horizon
Pretending to be a bear
Finding a place to hibernate
Before the first snowfall
II
A child rushes in
Only to be thrown back out
Ricocheting like a toon
Totally in control
Screaming at the highs
And crying with the lows
LIttle chance of ever
Not being noticed
III
Taking from the past
Offering colorful warmth
With open arms
The next day projecting glimpses
Of the days to come
Short & cold & unforgiving
IV
Autumn’s diversity
Changing like a chameleon
Depending on the color of the moon
Morning
Noon
And night
august two thousand twenty-four
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Lovely, John. We had an early ‘false fall’last week…near 100° yesterday and today. Next week, more fall-like weather. Ahhhh Autumn and her many moods.
Many thanks, Kathleen! Times indeed are a’changing!