The sun is starting to dim now,
with less warmth
upon my skin.
The days grow shorter
and grayer,
as the wind begins
to show its teeth.
I shudder
as I realize
Fall, is coming.
It is inevitable,
I know.
You cannot fight against time
anymore than you can avoid death.
Still,
I feel the change
come over me.
The room around me
seems to close in,
sounds dull
and colors fade.
Everything
that once gave me joy
slowly begins
to lose appeal.
And I feel myself
withdrawing,
burrowing deep
within myself,
to hibernate,
to hide away
from the Fall
that has reached my soul.
I shudder again.
I've gone through this before,
many times,
sleep away the Autumn
in hope of waking,
anew and refreshed,
once more ready
to face the world
when spring
comes again.