An Autumn Sonata

An Autumn Sonata
I.
Here we go again
a sudden change of weather
break from summer heat
Learn to laugh again
to jump in a pile of leaves
savor autumn joy
Maybe fall in love
with the silence of Autumn
the still in the air
Some trees hold tightly
to the green leaf in the past
refuse season’s change
Now all leaves fallen
from the one orange in the green
to absence of green
Snow will be here soon
friends will gather one more time
before the first storm
Through an abrupt chill
preparations for winter
found in browns and reds
Too quickly a change
to ponder the exact time
all of this occurred

II.
Time to find balance
among colorful raked leaves
displaced by the wind
Time to pull the rake
time to pile what once was green
jump into once was
Here with hot coffee
watch steam rise into the air
like these Autumn thoughts
A seasonal sound
strum of Autumn sonata
tradition of peace
Embrace changing time
hold tight orange and yellow
harvest something new
To reach Autumn years
to touch the bright Autumn moon
a falling of leaf
Allow us a place
experience early Fall
notes of perfection
Soon to bag these leaves
clean up before winter snow
our hibernation

III.
Hike through the crisp air
early morning when leaves fall
see your breath again
Morning brings new frost
dew hidden from the summer
dances Autumn dance
Forgotten bare limbs
show themselves to us once more
tighten our jackets
Pulling up mittens
do we search for perfection
in the evergreen?
My heart skips a beat
in these branches who stand bare
fragile before me
Hot Acorn Squash Soup
warms these quickly cooling days
fall colors arrive
This time of center
of pine cone centerpiece
early morning walks
Contemplate the change
through the way we sense the world
as the leaves crumble
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I loved this all the autumn songs melodies in my mind as I ready your verse,
Thank you Rasma. Jamie