Autumn

autumn is upon us
I feel a whispered chill
as the leaves turn to rust
time seems to stand still

when the autumnal winds blow
the fragile world slowly dies
and as the dead litter the ground
upon natures murderous guise

a hush falls within the air
death like silence ensues
the crypt of autumns nature
as life and death infuse

the shivering aura of dusk
drapes across a barren land
the frozen rays of the sun
too intense to withstand

as darkness falls upon the earth
the sun surrenders to the night
a shiver within the autumn air
as the fragile world slowly dies