ADIEU TO OCTOBER 2020: By Polly Guerin

 

October's crisp breeze announced fall

Life began anew with no time to stall

The trees were dressed in Autumn splendor

Yellow saffron, ginger cream I remember

With the gentle chill and the crisp forlorn leaves

Then sweet golden kisses were all over the trees

The birds returned to take a backward glance

To marvel at nature's glory in striking balance

Leaves carpeting the woodland's open door

Led to fun adventures in the great outdoor

Apple picking in the orchard on a farm

Made apple cider libations mild and calm

Columbus Day brought poignant pause to reflect

To remember heroes who reside in forever rest

All Hallows Eve was a magical velvet night

Scary costumes made us flinch with fright

Then a whipping wind took October away

Quite frankly I am rather sad she did not stay

Alas we must turn back the clock, comes the blast

This sad that the sweet autumn days could not last

October left abruptly, didn't linger, I wonder why

I could not hold onto October, no matter how I try.

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AUTUMN SPLENDOR in the TREES: By Polly Guerin

Stillness settles o'er the earth

The trees are sleeping before rebirth

Just yesterday they wore golden hair

Their crimson garb with sunlit flair

Their starring role, awesome and serene

The tall oaks in their last days of green

Maroon dogwoods and pink hydrangeas

Tall oaks tower over gapping strangers

Over the valley aflame with poplars

The landscape quiet under the stars

Autumn colors set the world aglow

Now shed their fiery leaves below

Toasty yellows carpet my garden path

Must the chill of winter come so fast?

As the trees take their autumnal bow

Katsura's burnt sugary smells a wow

Like the crisp topping on Creme Brulee

It fills the air with tempting spray

The Maples have poured out their heart

Liquid gold, deep amber from the start.

Evergreens punctuate the scene so fine

Emerald and dark green, needles and pine

Come and revel in fall's color glory

Nature tells such a brilliant story. 

 

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: By Polly Guerin

The Trees are singing a song

Then autumn leaves came along

A cacophony of painterly art

Before the winter had its start

Everything bursts with color

Admire the view like no other

Leaves dressed in crimson red

Brushed with gilt beams instead

 A rich amber translucent glow

A blaze, it nearly stole the show

Then underneath, the last dance

The squirrels seemed in a trance

Burying nuts beneath the earth

Marking their place to search

The glorious, golden autumn days

Treasure them, before they phase

Nature's grand finale is closing in

Savor the moments and begin

For too soon, it's a winter's tale

Comes round so swift with the pale.

AUTUMN LEAVES/CHANGING LIVES: By Polly Guerin

 

The countryside is ablaze with autumn leaves

Red, russet, burnt sienna before the freeze

They burst forth shedding their verdant glory

Renewing life, it's like a newborn's story

Gold leafed splendor by the painterly brush

The colors are life changing, rich and lush\

It's time for you to make changes, too

Throw off the old mundane cloak, renew

With crimson red for enthusiasm as trigger

Embrace the passion with new found vigor

Vibrant yellow for courage and laughter

It's a new outlook you should be after

The angelic blue sky ever true and serene

Exudes cool confidence,  fosters dreams

Golden orange is ablaze, warm this year

With your outgoing nature, that's clear

It's not quite winter, lush green remains 

A preferred color of genius, never the same

And pink-tined forest buds remind us

Romance is ever charged with love

A new season, a new life changing time

Take a cue from autumn leaves prime

Change your colors and your attitude

Don't get stuck in the gray latitude

Move into a colorful spectrum, begin today

Open up with autumn leaves' color display.