a pale dappling of the softest gray
the sun could not speak
the furnace of summer
gradually got turned down
a dusk blue neon
could not argue the retreat
winter stands to the side
another day
envying the breezy busy changes
all a shiver
with such impending delight
while the fall cries foul
all proof she had ever even
arrived
has been hastily confiscated
no police for such matter exist
to investigate the crime
so her swan song
must remain postponed
for yet another year
as the armies of snow
and cold converge in her back yard
to make camp and sneer.............
(written Aug. 18, 2002 9pm)