Pre Winter Thoughts

I step outside And breath in the air And around me now I stand and stare At the dead, leafless trees No, not dead Just bare The fallen leaves Now silent Sit Like a towel fallen before the plunge A carpet of reds and golds Set atop the green grass below One last colorful show For us to see before the snow Before winter comes To cleanse the earth In a frozen white A snowy plight All around as far as sight can see A time for fires And jackets warm But here I stand Before the storm My gaze now blank For I wander in thought Thoughts that travel far Amongst the winter stars But I’m brought back to reality By a passing car