A breath of Autumn

High atop the tree of life

Leaves idly do hang

Painted with the brilliance

Of many autumn’s shades

A smell o’ so distinguished

Warmth it wraps thee in

Falling to the ground

A settling there begins

Summers heat hath left us

For some it can so singe

And leave us feeling withered

And often times impinged

But aye the silver lining

A breath of autumn brings

For beauty’s found in dying

Parched by summer’s heat

She spreads her lovely blanket

To proudly don her gown

Enriched with all her moisture

Leaves supple on the ground

We dive into the masses

Crimson colors she has spread

As womb who has prepared us

New birth awaits ahead

Her fire gives us warmness

Her beauty we have seen

Caressing all our senses

Aliveness so it seems

For in her folds of colors

New breath before a life

All of which we’re drawn to

New colors of new life

Feel the breath of autumn

Her skin that she doth touch

Feel the richness fill you

You long for it so much

Carolee Dennis-Woosley

July 14, 2012