Autumn Splendor

October, baptize me with leaves! 

Swaddle me in corduroy

 and nurse me with split pea soup.

 October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets

 and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins.

 O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!

-Rainbow Rowell 

The Apple Gatherers

Fredrick Morgan 

To everything on earth

there is a season,

A time for every purpose

under the sun.

From the beginning

of life's journey

to the finish,

We run the race

until our days are done. 

There is a time for mourning

and a time to dance,

Every favor, every blessing

we're receiving is a

gift of God,

it does not happen

by chance.

For our God,

in never failing mercy,

watches over us 

from day to dawning day.

In His hands

He hold's life's 

changing seasons 

As time continues on

without delay.

-Regina Wiencek 

"How great are

Your works, Lord!

How profound

Your purpose!"

Psalm 92:6 

Abraham Hunter 

 The trees around the lake

Adorned in shades of Fall,

In crimson, rust, and yellow,

Standing so straight and tall.

Adorned in colors of Autumn,

Reflecting all of their glory,

Shining down into the lake

Telling Mother Nature's story.

And further on along the road

Were trees still dressed in green,

Refusing to be hurried,

In Autumn colors to be seen.

The landscape was breathtaking,

Spreading out over the land,

The work of a Master Artist

With a very loving hand.

-Erna Gwillim