An Autumn Day

The leaves are now brown on the deciduous trees
And there is a coolness in the afternoon breeze
It rained for a couple of hours overnight
And everywhere looks so fresh in the Autumn sunlight
Late Autumn it can be a nice time of year
Not warm or cold though the Winter is near
Without biting flying insects one can sleep safe and sound
In bedroom no buzzing mosquitoes around
The flowers of the Autumn have gone to decay
And the calendar Winter just nine sleeps away
Yet last night in the moonlight the magpies did sing
And each passing day one day nearer to Spring
And in the afternoon sunshine aided by the cool breeze
The brown leaves are falling from their mother trees.