Cheated Autumn

Inverted bowl of granite gray
Denys the sky, conceals the day.
I'm peering from my window sill
At lovely Autumns dishabille.
Cold Rain and Wind combine in glee
To strew the lawn with Fall's debris.
No chance to mow, no use to rake,
'Til last leaf from the trees they shake.

Warm Summer over-stayed her time,
Stealing the first of Autumn's rhyme.
Fall, waiting at the Season's gate,
All flushed and hurried, came in late.
Then Winter not to be out-done
Decided he would have some fun.
Recruited Wind and Rain to try
To steal a bigger piece of pie.

Now Autumn squeezed 'tween hot and cold
Must take her bag of colors bold,
Hasten to a friendlier place
Where lingering Summer she can chase.
Fall when given a chance to stay
Three months before she's blown away,
This golden gowned, Belle of the Ball
Can be the grandest of them all.

By: Joyce 10/13/03