Autumn Memories

                  I like to take October days
                  And store them in my mind
                  To warm me in the winter rain
                  When nature seems unkind.

                  Then I remember springtime
                  Tiny buds,etched in gold
                  Days filled with sunshine
                  Gently to unfold.

                  To hold these precious moments
                  If only time stood still
                  To linger for the present
                  In some majestic field.

                  by Patricia Tersi