season's end

Faria C

The sidewalk is decorated with the leaves of yesterday,
crisp and crackling under the weight of hurried footsteps.


Down
down
down
Red
yellow
brown
Autumn leaves tumble down,
Autumn leaves crumble down,
Autumn leaves bumble down,
Flaking and shaking,
Tumbledown leaves.

Skittery
Flittery
Rustle by
Hustle by
Crackle and crunch
In a snappety bunch.

Autumn Leaves by Eve Merriam