October

Sunny days with drifting clouds Football matches spilling crowds Cold grey mornings, grassy dew Chilly winds that blew and blew Blowing leaves off all the trees Final song of wasps and bees Spiders looking for a mate Found in baths await their fate. Trees with branches ever bare Falling leaves without a care Russet reds and golden browns Line the paths as autumn’s gowns Acorns lying on the ground Squirrels hiding what they found Hopping here and hopping there Gather nature’s tasty fare. Poppies with their crimson hue And cornflowers painted blue Where gather woodland fairies, And wild birds gather berries, To keep safe from winter’s frown As nature starts to wind down Summer days all gone too fast Winter comes with icy blast.