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Fall has arrived so very early this year ~ we barely kissed summer goodbye before a chill filled the air with October feeling more like late November. We all cranked on the furnaces prematurely in the midwestern states but many of us still wish for an Indian Summer. Even with frigid temps and the furnace kicking on intermittently throughout the day and night, my zinnias still bloom daily and the grass mysteriously grows.
As we still hope and pray for milder temperatures for leisure walking along the river banks and parks nearby, the imagination brilliantly spins imagery of skipping through magical fields, and I share with you a poem of those visions that dance in my head.
Fancy Fall
Little Suzy munchkin is on her way to town,
Adorned colorfully in a 'Chanel' autumn gown
In such a scurry to get there, no time to spare,
Many places to journey before the trees go bare
A visit to Mr. Scarecrow is the first part of the plan,
He'll be out in the field yearning to see her again
Suzy asks, "do you like my new gown, my dear,"
While batting her eyelashes and blushing ear to ear
Then off to another path, Suzy dashes feverishly away,
Waving farewell, her heart tugging from fun of the day -
Suddenly Suzy turns and out of the corner of her eye,
A huge, dazzling, Jack-O'-Lantern carriage she did spy
Such a delightful thrill to open the huge sliding door,
And climb inside and be surrounded by candy galore -
Chocolates and nuts Suzy ate to her heart's content,
Wondering if she could ever top such a blessed event
Then away the coach went flying, over tops of trees,
Passing birds so high in the air but comfortably at ease,
They landed in a village lined in pumpkins everywhere -
A sight to truly hold dear, all Suzy could do was stare
While Suzy gazes at red leaves fallin' here and there,
A whimsical and magical feeling is felt in twilight air -
Then over hilltops baby munchkins appear so small,
Jumping and playing merrily in tune with Fancy Fall
Heart in delight from the wondrous beauty of it all,
Mind filled with glorious memories so big and small,
Suzy hopes to share with her many friends so tiny
This bright, splendid October day so amazingly shiny,
"The end"
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