poems printed in black
help bring written words to life
for those with weak eyes

Fall Is When And Why?

The third season is always a sad one
Everyone dragging busily putting education to
work for children and themselves or paid to
teach administer or feed or transport or what have us
Fall is that unnatural time when we surprisingly
welcome outdoor air conditioning again and
begin wearing thicker clothes
the proper ones for whatever game played
Fall is named for the falling leaves as
is Spring for plants that spring up and
only God knows how Winter came about but
no one ever gets warm enough to look into it
Summer stands alone as the season too hot to handle
empty with everyone on vacation away from
worrying about its name which could mean
summer hot summer cool summer not summer in hell
Strangely I've never known when Fall begins or
ends but as a kindness I'm bringing this poem to an end


2007 F William Broome