Autumn's Entrance Poem by Deanna Samuels

What a glorious summer these past months have been
One of the best that has ever been seen
Long days of warmth and continuous sun
People relaxed in free time and fun
Sweeping away their cares and their woes
Enjoying discovery of new scenes and plateaus

Hardly noticeable at first, the days draw in seductively
Easing into long silken indigo eves of warm tranquility
Suddenly - it happens - without trumpets or fanfare
The first signs of change from late summer's finale
Overnight, trees mysteriously transform to orange luminance
Proclaiming fair notice of the impending Autumn's Entrance

(Written at Richmond Hill, Ontario - 29th August 2016