By Kendra Buchner – Contributor

orange red yellow leaves 

never cease to amaze you and me 

as they twirl and whirl around 

and playfully pile up on the ground 

we jump in so carefree  

like a couple of kids 

yippee! we’re young! we’re free! 

but autumn is now in the past 

the weather wore us down, can’t you see? 

it was never meant to last 

don’t you know that seasons change? 

white soft sacred snowflakes 

never cease to amaze you and me 

as they twirl and whirl around 

and gently land on the ground 

we jumped in so carelessly 

like a couple of kids 

now I choose to live carefully 

don’t you know that seasons change? 

i’m sorry we will never see spring

all we have left is bittersweet nothings