continue reading to check out Amy Vargas's poem "Turnabout Autumn" <3
Turnabout Autumn
Just when you think the river would
continue flowing upstream
The trees by the bank start changin’
There’s a shift in the current
Turnin’ ‘round the corner of a new season
Nothing ever stays the same,
with new winds come change
The descending leaves turn onto their side
To reveal a new face
The sun tucks itself cozy behind the clouds
With daylight peeking through
“Is it warm out yet?”
No, it’ll be cold for a while
What was once nurtured and blossomed
Begins to wither and gray
All things will fall and be carried away
On the back of an autumn breeze,
showing mercy to none
Try hard as you can
To hold onto what’s precious
‘Round the bend of the next season
It will be gone
All things are meant to fall
A new love will come a new day
One that can withstand the cold
However, for today
You’ll have to let go