Summer and Autumn

Autumn's glassy fingers have come over the sun,

And rush to wave good bye

To his love, the Summer, as she slips away.

Allow them an embrace of chilly warmth at the horizon.

Summer flees the chill of her love,

Though his embrace is crisp and dear of old.

A parting caress is all she can give his cheek - stay...

"Until next year my beloved."

Photo Credit: Vincent Mallie

First Frost

Silver and cold shimmering white,
Tiny snowflakes fly away on their flight.
Chilly air swirls the late fallen leaves,
Crystal clear icicles form on the eaves.

Breath appears in the frost-blue sky,
Autumn's colors wave me good-bye.
White as linen a thin cold sheet,
Luminous snowflakes fall at my feet.

Transparent beauty cold as ice,
Frost dances its way over the edelweiss.
Covering the countryside swift and sure,
A white glaze creeps across the moor.

Never say forever the snow preserves,
Faith and love in time deserved.
Cold like the snow fallen first here,
Bid farewell to the love I hold most dear.

Polar has come the frost covers all,
Forget the summer and the fall.
Chill and cold the weather's turned,
Warmth to seek the peat to burn.

Snow covers all silver scape,
Over the hills the ice does drape.
White wonderland swiftly sprung,
Hitherto winter has begun.

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Photo Credit: Painting and Frame

Changing Seasons (a Poem)

Autumn comes and then is gone,
It's as short as the early morning dawn.
Time to harvest is at hand,
As golden color spreads across the land.
Everyone prepares for snow,
But do not despair; there's one thing to know.
The snow may come and cover the land,
But spring is always close at hand.
The wind blows across the earth
Fall is always what it's worth.
For it prepares us for the coming snow,
And saves us from the winter's blow.