There's A Good Moon On The Rise

                  Autumn has been creeping in 
With a puckish, mischievous little grin
     Taking bits of light from each day
     And stashing all of them away
             Until Spring
The stealing of leaves from the trees begins
      When shades of green are replaced with 
A golden marchand de vin
             Animals start filling burrows, storing the foods they like best 
                 Birds abandon northern nests
            And take wing 

                   All over

Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire

    Cars caravan along                       Scenic byways                                   

To enjoy the palatte

          Of the oak, maple, cherry and alder

The brushstrokes

Are bold 

On nature's canvas

The boys of summer gear up
         To play for the crown
            The men of the gridiron
Don pads and helmets
School doors open and students 
   Begin to settle down
         Joggers exchange shorts
For warm-ups and sweats

           Some parent may be fitting
A little witch with a broom
            A happy child starting to 
Make a Halloween costume
      Vampires, werewolves, the Mighty Thor 
    Will soon be knocking on your front door
         Looking for treats 
        With threats of smelly feet
   From robots of foil and cardboard and glue
      Along with a few scary monsters
       And a two-year old ghost                
                  That says
                     Boo!