October Sky~

Mist and silver light

Autumn fire burning bright,

Crimson leaves a fiery sight

'Neath October's sky...

Chill winds dwell upon the hill,

Brooks and ponds start to fill

As raindrops downwards spill.

Another summer says good-bye...

Harvest of pumpkins, squash, corn,

Frost replaces dew one morn',

Another month of beauty born...

Time for garrulous geese to fly.

A cool, clear aura fills the air,

Golds and browns and scarlets flare;

Spiced hot cider and tales to share...

Hear outside the gale's fierce cry.

Blackbirds crow from barren trees

Bundle up- lest you freeze!

Oh, for memorable days like these!

'Neath October's sky.


© Hannah Scarlett 2012

  



Endless~

Never Ending,

Ever bending,

The sky encircles our world.

Never failing,

Ever sailing,

Her wonders are unfurled:

The barer of lights

On darkest nights,

The sky never sleeps.

The throne of the sun,

'til day is done,

‘round our earth she creeps.

The joy of the birds,

Her beauty is beyond words...

Rain man reaps,

When e'er she weeps...

In a circlet ‘round her ebony hair,

Rests a swathe of milky stars.

She holds in her hand the wonder of the planets:

Jupiter, Venus, and Mars.

She dons a veil of elegance,

Sometimes silver-gray;

Or often a gown of gentle blue,

On a lovely Summer day.

Watching us in life always,

Her awesome, silky vastness,

The sky goes on in a watery haze,

Most surely and truly endless...

© Hannah Scarlett 2011