Vernal Dreams

As golden autumn creeps along each earthen path
And crisp leaves swirl on frigid pools of glass
The sun reflects its radiance behind an icy mask
Equinox transforms green and life into past...

Arctic gales begin to shriek and stir
A final vigor before indolence of winter
Indian summer shows its face only to wither
Vernal dreams fade away as the sky becomes silver.

(c) 1994 Jennifer K. Mulcahy