Toxic Autumn

Crackling

Burning.

Flags,

Flapping

Parchments.

Scattering.

Leaves are turning

Rustling

Rushing

A stream

A waterfall

Cascading

Blustering

Music

Seduces

Sleep

Encased

In glassy

Embrace

We lie

Sheltered

From autumn’s

Stain

Soothed

By the hiss

Of rain