haiku for the time

fall sighs to winter
glory first then fade away
we know barren trees

mystery in blue
under the colors falling
Earth prepares to sleep

it’s hard not retired
when the leaves are fallen then
winter-dull the sky

before the cold rest
there’s Hallowe’en to fright us
sleep then like a spell

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photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash