First Day of Autumn

Take a big bite of Autumn

Taste the crisp tang

Of a just ripe apple

Inhale the sweet savory

Of the last Fall flowers

Listen to the rhythm

Of crunching leaves

The staccato beat

Of back to school feet

Marvel at fall’s rainbow

Of arching maples

Dropping leaves

Like raindrops

Hold this moment

A remembrance

Of  the season

A “Selfie” of September