Fitting Finale

Carpet of crunch
crackle and pop

crispy dry leaves
in scattered heaps

attracting eager,
enthusiastic feet

kicking, tossing,
jumping, scrunching

celebratory end
to leaf-peeping season.

Fluttery Foliage

Sporadic airstreams
with floating leafage

airily buoyant
in colorful swirls

rustling, dried-up curls
lazily drifting

set in motion
by gusts and breezes

autumnal harvest
in gradual descent. 

Fond Farewell

Upright poplar
true to its bearing
flushed with brownishness

snuffing out its summer green 

leaves flitting farewell
valedictory salutes 
to fecund success

beginning its winter sleep.