Why is another autumn coming

Why is another autumn coming

When the last one has not ended

Tree leaves green and motionless

Await brisk wind to jostle loose

Shake the restlessness of summer

Colors marking the endlessness 

Of a great big dying seasons

All the more reason for staying up

Yet all fall down

Gravity coldly falling down

Only children picking up

Splashing through piles of golden puddles

As geezers let go of collections

Barely recollecting any leaves

Rustling with dread

Afraid of a quiet winter instead 

The elderly make one last noise

As life goes on with others' joys

Sept. 4, 2023