September Slid In Easy

September slid in easy
On the crispness of its breeze
Bringing the weather that will shortly
Change the color of the leaves

Into artistic expressions
Of tiny rainbows against the sky
Until they fall like gentle tears
Into winter’s sleepy lullaby

The animals have begun their gathering
In honor of this coming song
And the way my cat’s been behaving
I fear it may not be long

But for now we have September
And its chance for one last look
At the memories that surround us
Before we place them in a book