Colors

Colors

Maple leaves
turn from olive green
to deep crimson,
as summer
slips into fall.

The cool breezes
cause the foliage
to flutter and tremble.
Till they loose
their precious hold
on life
and fall
silently
to the spruce needled floor.
To create a colorful patchwork quilt.

Our footsteps are muffled
as we explore this new colorful realm.
Sunlight filters
through the remaining foliage
and spreads its light
to make the colors more vibrant.

The smell of the slowly decaying leaves
is mingled with the fresh air.
Of Autumn