Fall Is In The Air

A Poem by Don Shaw

I love the Fall

        Fall Is In The Air

                    Fall is in the air.
                    Not only is this temperature cooling off,
                    but was evident in the amount of voices one hears outside.
                    Voices that were once quieted by the hot Texas sun.
                    From my back yard i can hear kids at play.
                    Sounds of rakes in yards and the songs of migrating birds,
on a southward journey .
Feels nice to go outside and breath,
without the danger of sauteing my lungs.
Yes fall is in the air.
Such a grateful time of year.
Windows go up and air conditioners go off.
One can actually walk barefoot on the side walk.
No longer are the shady parking places in high demand.
No third degree burns from seat belt buckles.
No blisters from the steering wheel, thank God.
AHHH fall is in the air.