Autumn in Massachusetts

cornstalks, scarecrows, apples on the ground
colored trees of red and green, crickets quiet down
pumpkins, hayrides, turkeys in the straw
waving flags on porches, welcome signs on doors
school buses, burnt leaves, stacks of new-split wood
strolls on stranded beaches, sweaters donned with hoods
morning frost, cinnamon, the days grow shorter still
squirrels busy gathering, ghosts that haunt the hills
trick-or-treat, harvest moons, eerie whistling winds
bogs of ripe cranberries, lines of old clothespins
rockin' chairs, chimney smoke, scents of burning cedar
hunting season posted, empty bluejay feeders
chilly nights, steamy breath, giving thanks for all
fishermen and farmers, predict the first snowfall
harmonicas, barking dogs, twilights filled with dreams
eyelids growing heavy, life is good - it seems