Before I bed down on autumn's mellifluous, deft patchwork;
snuggly, within crimson, saffron, magenta, burnt-orange hues
I first take time to revel in the resplendent fall's sunlight;
ebulliently savouring my last, sweet, luscious honeyed-dew
For my secure winter-bed, it does beckon sagaciously,
though the succulent, ripe, jewelled forest-fruits do bid me stay
My eyes steal a frame of the azure, crystalline horizon
Finally, deep into hibernation's... slumber I stray
© Debbie Razey 2015