Autumn falls

The barometer dips
a few millibars further
The sun dips
imperceptibly lower

A calmness descends
from the frenzy
and bustle
of summer

Clouds laze
at groundlevel
Or exceed the speedlimit
high high above

Leaves cutting
loose
from the trees
they once fed

Birds gather
anxiously
frittering
in huge flocks

The mercury
heads down
generally making for
zero

Night conquers day
the moon rises higher
The aurora swings
its green curtains north

Orion begins
his march
across
the freezing sky

Autumn falls
like the leaves that drop
Winter looms
in the morning dark