Pirouetting Autumn
The tree blushed - a rude blast of air?
Betrayed a shapely bough. ?
My saddened heart aware?
That Nature's clock was chiming, ?
I froze upon the twelfth
?Clanging tone, caught alone, ?
Staring at a creaking door -
?Left ajar for dancing, coloured Autumn, ?
Pirouetting in her leaves, ?
While agitated summer creatures?
Backed away resignedly, ?
Sighing in protracted breves.?
I turned; gave company; ?
We stood together, watching
?Summer slowly blow away.
The one thing I'll never come to terms with about Austin is our lack of a consistent Autumn. In September, when it seems like the rest of the world is buzzing about the dropping temperatures and changing leaves and sweater weather and hot lattes, it's still a bazillion degrees here, and I begin to become extremely perturbed by our location within the hemisphere. Fall is just my favorite season, and we get ripped off a bit here in Texas. Teased with a few chilly days before the temps hike back up for a week. Teased for a few more chilly days, before the temps hike back up for a week. And so on and so forth. It may or may not even be cold on Thanksgiving and Christmas. So annoying!
But the conditions here this fall have made for a bit more leaf-changing, most especially at a little park where I held a photo session over the weekend (Old Settlers Park, for you curious Austinites). It was a hazy, chilly morning, and I drove up to scope out the lay of the land before my clients arrived and was so happily surprised by the beautiful colors I found. Damnit if they didn't make me want to run straight home for a hot bath and some spiced cider.
Enjoy your Monday, whatever part of the world you're in... :)
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