Autumn's Welcome

Autumn's Welcome

Horatio Gargonath

Autumn's lofty sky

descended, covering the valleys

with fluttering reds and yellows.

The glitter and ivory of snow

sparkle from the high mountain pinnacle.

The dawn of crimson and gold

reverberated songs of migrating birds,

dazzled unseen above the painted leaves.

Melodies of autumn reflect the serenity

that lies in the approach of the frigid winter.

Autumn sinks down

and blue hues flatter the icy mountaintops.

Crows and blue-jays sound a trumpeting,

as squirrels play

within the color crested tree tops.

From the windless meadows

many bees hum by towards their home,

and songbirds fashion musical tunes

more enchanting than the colors of autumn.