Autumns Embrace

Beneath turquoise sky

weathered grape vines

wrap selves around auburn limbs

in a garland of citrone jewels.

Pots of garnet mums

sparkle in the sun

as the morn dew evaporates

leaving blossoms feather soft to the touch.

Frost kissed maple leaves

fall silently onto the garden path

weaving an aubusson carpet

of colours dyed by mother natures hands.

Ripened walnuts

lined on top of the fence

wait for squirrels to take them home,

to their winter larder for the season ahead.

Tightly woven webs

shimmer in sun beams

snagging leaves and begone insects

twirling them in the warm autumn breeze.

Maple keys

so brown and plump

await for plucking by tender fingers

to be carried off to nests for the winter.

Land gulls drift

upon the gentle current

feathers of white in the air

forming crystals in the sun shine.

Warm breeze flows

through the garden

enticing leaves to dance though

dry and crinkled they join the pace.

This low sun

creates intriguing shadows

capturing the other worldly

in the undergrowth of the garden.

Autumns embrace

in the soft warm sun

under a bower of glorious colours
soothes this weary soul.