Turning of a Page

Lushness of summer falling away

apt name for the season

Taking the mysticism of heat

and replacing it with the cooling warm tones of fall

The wallowing exuberance of warmth

turning into the branching complications

that herald the onslaught of winter

Shades reminiscent of a raging wildfire

an omen of the oncoming storm

The last vow of life

giving way to

the drowning of the world

in shades of red & orange

A reminder to all who witness

to know that the ending of a chapter

invites the turning of a page

and to remember that life

will renew its’ lease once more

Saturation draining from the landscape

turning to greyscale with pops of string lights

but first must come

the final swan song of summer

one last burst of color

before everything changes once more

into the strikingly different familiarity

that calls for sugar and spice

and swirling steam

in a cup that warms your hands