Autumn's Grand Day
Listen to the rustling of the trees
Watch the painting of the forest
Feel the breeze against your face
It's Autumn speaking her peace
calming your mood
Autumn showed her grandness in
the rain moving swiftly like clouds
on the water
I saw autumn in the turtle shell
floating on the river
Autumn show her grandness in the
knots of the cypress noel on the ground
like a great fortress beside the water
Autumn show her grandness in the
white oak leaves cascading to the ground
tree so grand yet the leaf and bark so soft
that make a carpet for your feet
Autumn showed her grandness in a branch
floating across the water not knowing
where it might find itself
Autumn's colors so bright you can't
miss her so bold you want to know her
Than she hides into the winter days
leaving you breathless and longing
for more.
(c)2009Sharon Smith