SUMMER'S LAST ROSE CUT
FROM THE BUSH IN MY GARDEN
NOW LIVES IN MY HOUSE
BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN
LEAVES OF YELLOW, GOLD AND RED
SPARKLING IN LATE SUN
RUSTLING OF CORNSTALKS
SCARECROW DROOPING SADLY NOW
NOTHING LEFT TO GUARD
WIND STARTING TO BLOW
THE BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN LEAVES
NOW COVERING LAWN
SHIVERING WITH COLD
CLINGING TO A LEFT FOR WARMTH
BRANCHES ALMOST BARE
BARE BRANCHES REACH
STARK SPLENDOR AGAINST THE SKY
SUPPLICATING ARMS
© By Norma (Norma1223@aol.com)