Autumn

The night calls to me with such longing
No more am I fit for heavy air of day
In the falling leaves I've found belonging
It is there I would like to stay

So away with you dreaded Summer
Take with you your songs of life
Your light makes my skin sting and simmer
And the heat cuts me like a knife

I've no love for this season and what it brings
No great blue waves calling to my mind
So take away your moisture and how it clings
And the blazing sun that makes me blind

I yearn for the cool caress of fallen leaves
And the gentle crunch beneath my feet
The sweet embrace of sweater sleeves
Nothing, to me, could be more sweet

So come to me my forgotten autumn
Wrap me in your familiar scents
Because I have no care for these blossoms
Or their colorful accountrements