Autumn Poem by John Sydney Cartwright

The bright white light, yellow,
Skids along the pavement, shallow,
Path of sunlight, brief and slim,
Tumbles through autumnal dim.

Desiccated twig and leaf
Crunch and crumble underneath;
Orange, red and rusty brown
Dust becomes the ancient ground.

Black and grey accumulations
Rumble up to perorations
Last gasp of long-dead thunder
Blow and bluster, grimly blunder

Down below we shift and shuffle,
Veiled by our scarf and muffle;
Keep against the wind and rain
Waiting for the sun again.