all the flowers in her garden
have hung their head
cause August has arrived
and its end is a cause for dread
scented lilies & lilac lupins
wear faces full of woe
& the dahlias grow depressed
as autumn winds begin to blow
the foxglove has an attitude
cause they like it when it’s hot
but just now it’s blowin’ a gale
& cold is somethin’ they’ve forgot
in the hanging baskets
lobelia & petunias are entwined
longing for the days
when the sun warmly shined
but the keeper of this garden
is the saddest of them all
for she knows the end of August
heralds the start of fall
for though she loves the autumn colors
she hates the onset of shortened days
for soon snow will slam the windows
with an unforgiving, icy glaze
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