Autumn Arrives

Honeyed scent of jasmine nights
Full moon at our fingertips
November spring in fairy lights
Tea and kisses warm our lips

Fresh-baked bread, fresh-picked plants
Toddler soccer all day long
Sunlight sifts in softened slants
Beeps compete with sparrow song

It’s the burst of life before winter hits
Frantic bees fill up their hives
There’s no one else I’d rather be with
When autumn arrives

Golden rain blankets the ground
Cotton clouds brush the sky
My best impression of a clown
Distracts Tamarie when she cries

Sneezes, coughs, and runny nose
Engagement anniversary
Tamar is cawing, chasing crows
I feel love and loved and so lucky

Measuring height, length, and width
Cozying up our modest den
There’s no one else I’d rather be with
While winter descends

The rain is holding off so far
Sprinklers working overtime
The day is losing ground to night
Fat mosquitoes whine and dine

Barking back at bounding dogs
Meowing to the frazzled cats
Lifting moods with smiling eyes
Wading through the twilight gnats

At Lavender Lane we stop and kiss
Tamar walks on in tiny strides
There’s no one else I’d rather be with
When autumn arrives