Cornucopia: Autumnal, acrostic

Autumnal, Acrostic

by Kate Chamberlin

Ashes from burning piles of leaves

Undulate like  precursors of snow on the breeze.

Tree branches stand naked and jig

Until snow stops swirling to coat each twig.

Migrating geese honk and jostle the skyways,

Neighborhood children Trick-or-Treat as they traverse the driveways.

After frost is on the pumpkin

Lovers canoodle beneath an Eider down quilt and sleep in.