The warmth of summer caressing my skin;

I’m a beautiful green and dance in the wind.

I love all the splendor that summer brings;

But long for nights of a gentle autumn breeze,

The days get shorter,

The nights get longer

Wrapped up in the blanket of the night sky;

Captivated by the sapphire starlight,

Just the moon and I;

Settled in for a long, long night,

We talk of the beauty; autumn has to offer.

The bright reds and purples, yellows, oranges and browns;

Such an exquisite display you’ll see all across town.

Oh the sweet aromas;

Such warm cozy feelings;

Drifting in our heads as we lay blissfully dreaming.

You’ll look at me differently as I begin to rest;

Some would see it as melancholy I guess.

My bright shade of green slowly fading away;

The sun and the cool nights forcing me to change,

I don’t really mind it,

It’s the mixture of all these things;

That makes me feel beautiful and look forward to spring.

I’ll gracefully fall from the place I once called home;

Where I was sheltered and nurtured until I could stand on my own.

I'll miss my nights;

Just the moon and I;

Our nightly chats under the sapphire starlight,

Winter will come;

You’ll forget about me;

Its blankets of white cover my body.

The long winter months leave you chilly and worn;

You’ll long for me to bud once more.