Autumn

Early in the morning, a chilly wind blows
Howling through the near-empty tree branches
As the colorful leaves fall towards the ground
Swirls of red, brown, orange and yellow
Crunching under my feet as I walk through them
My dad rakes them all into a huge pile
My little sister and I jump in and play
For a fleeting moment, I feel like a kid again
I can see my breath in the cool weather
Soon it will start getting even colder
Snow will begin to cover the bare branches
Autumn will give way to winter
It will be fall no longer