November swirls Across the lawn Dogs a-tangle Spray of cinnamon Red quicksilver Sundrops of saffron Rain from the tumbled High heaving heavens And the leaves hold on Still the leaves hold on Taste of chocolate Cold bite of autumn Strafes the elms Stings the eyes Deepens the edges Of brittle blue grass Sugars the valley With kaleidoscopic hues And the leaves hold on Until a leaf lets go Rolling mercury Befalls the meadow Tangerine wheels across A windswept field Waves of runners Infused with colors Race and fall and Rise again Another leaf lets go Another leaf lets go