Lesser light ushers in summer's goodbye. <br />Young autumnal shadows stir and rise <br />From drifting mistier hues, and facing <br />This post-solstice time, we too must subside <br />Into autumn mood, - how soon summer dies. <br /> <br />Long sun-drenched days filter in duller shades. <br />Cooler nights leave reluctant fields parading <br />Some late fruits, but more whispering leaves fall, <br />Un-noticed except by breezes, impatiently <br />Waiting, - can nothing make autumn delay?<br /><br />Fay Slimm<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/longest-day-fading/
