Wild geese chase dramatic skies
Of orange and blue clouds drifting by,
As softened sun casts gentle glow
On amber-colored earth below.
They herald change of mood and land
From carpet green to brown and tan.
The dusky smell of mulching ground
Grants fragrance where no flowers are found.
Amid the sound of skittering leaves
Tripping and turning on chilly breeze,
The trees show introspective ways
And lose their leaves for harsher days.
Their cycle done, their task complete,
They may now rest in silent sleep.
Withdrawing inward, life is saved,
While on the outside bright displays
Of crowded colors of fiery blaze
Melt in moonlight's harvest haze.
Crispy cold are nights and days
That take the breath away.
Other seasons fail to show
God's glory in such earthly tones,
And heaven's lanes are lined, we're told,
With rarest gems and autumn's gold.
~ Sheila Gagen
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