November Nuance
Summer’s melancholy warmth fades with passing rain,
hillsides once a host of greens now darken in with shade.
Vibrant colors spread in blooms to tippy tops of trees,
stars begin to twinkle in a not so dark yet breeze.
Sunset hosts a sweeping chill in air felt crisp and clean,
fading flowers, vines, and stems relinquish garden scenes.
Their only reason a growing season is slipping through the seams,
leaving seeds as legacies to keep through Winter dreams.
Days to host boasts celebrations soon to take their place,
full of pumpkins, apples too, as kitchens fill their cache.
While colder winds that frost with chill in every little touch,
pierce the dark of night to spread light from moon above.
As frosty paisley pattern whispers spread from ear to ear
well wished hopes, dreams, and plans to carry on with cheer,
full of all our favorite moments with those we hold so dear
memories to make then share again from here through yonder years.
© Jade Dane Jaspers November 13th, 2026
