Permanence, slightly chilly as it enters my window
A feeling of new found freshness it carries to me
Brightly the light dances over the ground
Glistening off the leaves casting familiar shadows

I breathe in deeply the brisk coolness
Warning me of the coming change
I feel the air caressing my skin
Prickling sensations awakened from me

A clear message can be derived from it's coming
As the days become shorter
And darkness falls sooner each night
Daylight falls later with morning

A feeling of inbetween envelopes my soul
Like hidden eyes watching your every move
You cannot hide from the coming
Soon the chill will turn to bitter cold

Permanence magic changes everything around you
The world as you knew it, takes on a new face
Green turns to orange, red and brown
Death is what it makes you think; yet this is not a feeling of end

My mind whirls with this change
A feeling of deja vu surrounds my thoughts
Before. I have been here, before
This familiar touch has graced my being many times

Alone I sit and contemplate Autumn's true meaning
My mind drifts toward a long awaited sleep
But I do not feel tired, yet it persists
I think how, how can I stop this change, so cold

The shadows flickering on my window speaking to me
Their message is clear and quickly diminishing their dance
But I do not feel afraid, for it's message is calm
The chill air slightly refreshing with a hint of newness

I look out my window once more to the dancing shadows
A hint of warmth still hanging onto each afternoon
Yet the change is winning the battle, taking precious bites out of the warmth
I inhale deeply the fresh winds of fall, announcing it's arrival

Written by
Asha
2010©