The Pale Approach - Daylight Dies

Sun’s warming light

Gives way to branches

Gilded in crimson and gold

A subtle chill

As shadows grow long

Autumn arrives

On wind in trees

Rust and firelight

Weave tapestries

Last glimpse of life

As color gives way

To impending gray

The pale approach

Of bitter, fucking cold

Winter arrives

On frozen leaves

Frost and candlelight

Autumn’s reprieve