Autumn

Autumn prepares the earth for the cold of winter The warmth of the summer sun has gone Now chill winds blow autumn leaves from trees Making a patchwork quilt on woodland paths. Autumn brings rainy days and cloud filled skies And chilled dark mornings glistening in the rain. On farms the harvest is gathered in and put In vast barns and silo’s ready for winter. Nature starts to gather food for the coming winter And birds play musical chairs with some flying South for the winter only to be replaced with Other birds flying in from colder climates. The world turns as it travels through time and space; Soon winter will close down nature where Survival of the fittest is the order of the day And a snow covered landscape beckons all.