Leaf Carpet on my Autumn Walk

Scarlet beauty
Flutter down
Painted trees
Now cover town

Whisper gold
Ribbons unfurl
Bathe the earth
With silken myrrh

Joyous tumbling
Of bronze leaves
Blackberries wink
the product of bees

Autumn awakens
Gold sunlight abound
Visions of color
Nature’s mirth found

-Megan Easley-Walsh
September 27, 2015