The autumn swells came yesterday; <br />Starlings auditioned for the first movement, <br />Covering the ground like a black burning. <br />Choreography by the November Djinns and <br />Capricious winds accompanying <br />The Jack Frost pumpkin scenes. <br />A rogues gallery of flying leaves <br />Adding interest, movement, and color. <br />No shallow plot mars the storyline; <br />The colder months enliven the bitterest <br />Season- many of the oldest actors <br />Will give their final performance now. <br />It is all improvisation at the last, but when <br />The curtain comes down, will they manage to <br />Stop playing the part after so many years?<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/memento-mori-3/
