Granite sky weeps its tears <br />Over leaves and grasses <br />No relief from blue skies <br />Can be found in this day <br /> <br />Colours fade to red and gold <br />Before they slip away from us <br />Drifting like snow upon streets <br />To be kicked up in happy mood <br /> <br />Bare earth appears between <br />Flowers come no more here <br />In autumns garden rarities <br />Grace the beds and borders <br /> <br />The beauty of the seasons passes <br />Rolling into one long parade of joy<br /><br />Fiona Davidson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/autumns-garden/