Autumns aubusson

The early days of autumn

and leaves twirl and swirl

slowly to the ground

nipped by an early frost,

while a warm breeze blows.

This aubusson carpet

lays upon the garden floor

with leaves of walnut yellow,

purple of red maple, and young maple

all woven from natures loom.

Soft and plump from damp days

they will soon lay themselves

creating a right of autumn

to walk upon crinkling leaves

dried by the waning sun.

No more the soft carpet

of nourished growth and life

filled with nutrients

but the colours of the demise

of our seasons of life.