Endless Summer, Dazzling Autumn Poem by Charles Hancock

It's oh so bittersweet
Endless summer is done
Sultry season is complete
So long fun-in-the-sun

Here comes a dazzling autumn
Trees of burnt orange and amber
Chimneys belch a gray column
Flying geese call out their banter

After we give words of praise
Family members new and old
Speak of the good ol' days
Yarns worthy of being retold

Let's eat, ain't you starving?
Bountiful Thanksgiving meal
That's a large bird you're carving
Finishing it all will be real ordeal

Soon old man winter will barge in
Short days followed by long nights
Decorating and shopping begin
Can't wait for the festival of lights