Autumn's Lure

Yesterday I saw a loon swimming off our shore

This is not a usual sight in summertime

But summer has passed us now

And autumn’s crisp days are with us once more

Bringing vibrant colours to the wooded hill

So loons move then from lakes to the salty sea

And I from hours outside to window views

And to chase away the evening’s chill

I once again light the waiting fire

And don a sweater and long pants

Which know nothing of the month’s gone by

When scant clothes were all I did require.

Yet autumn has a bold and breathless charm

The air is fresh with scent of fallen leaves

The silence of the woods is loud indeed

As nature settles down in restful calm.