Fall

the first verse uses soft sounds, the second uses hard sounds. this was fun to write.

Warm ripe light slants,
mellowing the earth,
ordaining gardens
laying on lawns.
The sun is low
elongating shadows,
anointing clouds in plummy tones.
Lush leaves
cushion every footfall.
A new moon hangs
in a sky of cornflower.

But the clouds come overtaking
sky and land. A spate
of precipitation wets
the ground and vegetation.
A tramp through the woods yields
a spicy scent so rare
from the combination
of dying vegetation. Too soon
the firmament is dark
and the air
cold.