Fall Farewell

Fall Farewell


A blending
of fervid summer days
with the first embrace of winter chill.
A time of contemplation against a backdrop
of change as nature presses ruby
lips to the leaves in a
fond farewell.

Chattering
squirrels gather acorns
under a bright kaleidoscopic
canopy as they scamper in crackling
harmony. Falling leaves carousel
through the air; a final
joyful dance.

Days grow short
and as the nights lengthen,
the moon takes on a golden pigment
in celebration of harvest time. Nature smiles,
for this is a preparation, not
ending, for the fallow
times ahead.

The fertile
promises of Spring, the
nurturing of Summer, finds closure
in the Fall. Riotous colors sway and tumble
until it is time to rest and dream
in a patchwork hue of
completion.

An entry for Day 8, "Invalid Item" 
Theme: Nature - Autumn
You must use at least four senses (smell, hear, see, touch, taste) as well as giving the reader an emotion whether tis anticipation, exhilaration or dread (for example).
Words NOT to use: red, green, brown, black, gray, blue, yellow, orange, smell, hear, see, taste, feel, touch, cold, hot
Words to use: Canopy, carousel, chatter, harvest,
Form: Triquain ~ The triquain is a poem form created by Shelley A. Cephas with several variances and can be rhyming or non rhyming. The simplest form being 7 lines with 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6 and 3 syllables.
Minimum: 20 Lines
Line count: 28