A fall sigh
--

A cool breeze broke
Last nights slumber,
A welcome visitor after
Endless hours of draining
Heat carried effortlessly on summers back.
Autumn winds bring their children,
Ochre, golden, scarlet
Falling leaves.

Soon long forgotten coats
Will climb from
Musty boxes in dark corners hot attics.
Soon days long reign draws short and
Deep fireside nights
Pounce upon us, catlike.

Even now screeching rakes
Are slipping into men's reluctant hands
To collect the fallen tears of trees
Yearly deaths.

Time and time again,
Cool fall zephyrs
Tickle my hair.
Time and time again, I wonder
If I'll ever know summer,
And feel her steamy breath again.
You Told Me
Dawn Patrol
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