Autumn Splendor
Autumn’s flamboyant landscape
beckons to me
With brilliant golds, rusty
reds, bold burgundies
Stately oaks, aspen, birch and
cherry
Flaunt their splendor with sheer
abandon.
Those branches, once were a verdant
green
Now display their new attire
with bravado.
Like outstretched arms, they reach out
Lacing their leafy fingers
high above
As though embracing one final
time
And form this lovely tunnel for
my passage.
Not to be outdone,
Even stately Lombardy poplars
join in the fun.
Like slim golden sentinels they
stand
Overlooking this gaiety and pomposity
And boldly join this carnival
of exuberance.
As they sway in the gentle breeze.
With one final display of boastful daring
The trees obscure the sun’s fading
rays
With their own supreme display
of glory!
Before shedding this magnificent
garb
To don the barren nakedness of
winter grey
And sink into a long and peaceful
slumber.
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