AUTUMN WATCH

So just what would Fall be

Without a falling leaf, a fallen tree?

Without an alabaster moon

Or a scythe when it wanes or waxes?

Take away the Hallow Eve and cider

Kick the Pilgrims under the door,

The Indians, too, no Thanksgiving anymore.

Stop the game of pigskin; no more tailgate

Don't set back your clocks; it's never too late.

Ban bonfires and cookouts, marshmallows and dogs

Stop all cool breezes, cold rain, dampness, fog.

No sweatpants, no hoodies, no logs in fireplace

No chills, bring no redness to no one's cold face.

End it now. Bring on Winter, and Summer, and Spring

Do away with all greatness the Fall season brings.

And I'll rely on my memories of this quarter year

'Cause in Arizona, Autumn doesn't appear.