Today is suddenly fiercely cold, <br />as if winter had nosed autumn out of its way. <br /> <br />The Van Gogh carpet under next door's elm <br />is thick and spongy after last night's rain. <br /> <br />On a barren branch, a single leaf <br />pirouettes like Pavlova.<br /><br />Alison Cassidy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/goodbye-autumn/
