AUTUMN WALK

Footpaths strewn with autumn’s
multi-colored veil of leaves
draw our eyes downward to fallen
acorns and fuzzy caterpillars.

The frantic pace of summer
yields to autumn’s slower gait as
in vain we try to stave off winter’s
chill with our leisurely creation walk.

I, too, am in my autumn years
and as restless as the blowing leaves
I bravely strive to compete with nature
before I’m covered in a blanket of snow.