Autumn

 

Autumn

The leaves shimmering in the wind on the treetops like chandelier drops....Autumn is here.

As much as Summer is a charming companion for lightning bugs and the warm rosiness of sundown, Autumn is infinitely more interesting. Colorful canopies of golden brown-green, suffused sunlight mixed with dampness, chestnuts and Halloween...she is so varied and temperamental you never know exactly what to expect.

As apt as fall is to describe the cadence of the dancing leaves, I think the name Autumn adds much more elegance to the season. Swirling through the leaves and name is a call for florid adornments.The sumptuous splash of different hues seems to accompany the trees to a ball or majestic bash, lending to the idea of regalness. 

However, Autumn can also be quite subdued. Autumn's sobriety shows when she drapes a heavy gray cloak on the sky. In this way, she gives an idea of ancientness in her cool preparation for Winter's arrival, although she is no match for Winter's frostiness, nor does she want to be.

 Sometimes she graces us with rainbows like Spring after the swooshing and whooshing of the rain. The other day the wind had swirled and hollered, rattling doors, shouting its passing, and literally wanting to make a splash. But then, the rainbow calmed everything and invited the sun in.

These are the moments that distinguish Autumn the most in her splendor, although I love every minute of her. 

Photo: Levent Simsek

Text: Kristen Mastromarchi