My favorite time of year approaches

AUTUMN SONG
Let's go down the road together, you and I,
Let's go down the road together,
Through the vivid autumn weather;
Let's go down the road together when the red leaves fly.
Let's go searching, searching after
Joy and mirth and love and laughter --
Let's go down the road together, you and I.

Let's go hunting for adventure, you and I,
For the romance we are knowing
Waits for us, alive and glowing,
For the romance that has always passed us by.
Let's have done with tears and sighing,
What if summer-time IS dying?
Let's go hunting for adventure, you and I.

Let's go down the road together, you and I --
And if you are frightened lest you
Weary grow, my arms will rest you,
As we take the road together when the red leaves fly.
Springtime is the time for mating?
Ah, a deeper love is waiting
Down the autumn road that calls us, you and I!

Margaret E. Sangster

Honestly it is hard to get too excited about the seasons here in Florida. There are no snow angels, no dramatic springtime changes, and no red-yellow-gold leaf changes. Of summer, we have no shortage. Nevertheless, Autumn is by far my favorite time of year. I can feel it when it approaches. There is no dropping of temperature, or falling leaves, or any of the other wonderful things associated with fall that the rest of you enjoy. But the sun dips slightly, and that extra shadow is enough to make my anticipation grow. There is something about the color of the surroundings that changes, and it is refreshing to me. It is still 90 degrees outside, but my mind expects something new. We are always waiting for that <60 day right around the corner, but it doesn't come until January. Still, Autumn is the time for port drinking, pipe smoking, backyard fires, pumpkin patches, family walks, pie baking, and a great deal more wonderful things.

Labels: autumn, fall, florida, poetry

 

¶ 9/22/2008 09:59:00 AM