Autumn in the Heartland

Autumn in the Heartland

The leaves are changing, the landscape bleak
Autumn in the Heartland, colors at their peak.

Pumpkins, hay stacks and corn stalks abound
Witches and goblins can even be found.

Birds overhead flying in form
Animals seek shelter trying to keep warm.

Yes, it's autumn in the Heartland, some call it Fall
As Mother Nature prepares to let the snow fall.

To cover the branches and make brittle the trees
To blanket the earth with slumber and peace.

The waters will freeze and the icicles form
The sun will beat down unable to warm.

The days will grow shorter as the temperature drops
As seeds sleep below where once there grew crops.

Yes it's autumn in the Heartland, a time of transition
When moms and their children bake cookies in the kitchen.

Each year leaves change color and start their great fall
But this year take special notice as you witness it all.