Fall

One by one, leaves twist and twirl in the air

while tree branches start to show.

Leaves delicately depart as they go,

leaving all the limbs bare.

The burning orange and red in the trees

and yellow as rich as gold,

contrasts with the bitter cold

that finds its way in the breeze. 

 

Nighttime creeps into daylight 

well before I can even finish my work

leaving the world cold and dark

on another fall night.