The Spirit Of Autumn Poem by Barry Middleton

the spirit of autumn is the wind
for it must stir the falling leaves

the leaves are an omen of death
bleeding out their final colors

the spirit of autumn is not sad
it is a time of harvest

it is a time of feast and gathering
it is the sound of children playing

for we would stay outdoors in fall
to linger till the light must fade

another season passes on
and speaks its lesson for today

the winter comes
the trees are stripped

the cycle of the earth and life
must sleep until the spring

the spirit of autumn is not sad
it is a time of feast and gathering