ABC's of Autumn

Apples...steaming, savory, spicy in a deep dish pie

Bonfires...burning leaves, smoke wisps in the sky

Clover...perfumed red heads, bees' nectar harvest

Doughnuts... sugared and warm, best with cider just pressed

Earth...arid autumn powder, stirred by the merest whisper

Frost...nose tingly invader, white landscape, crisp air

Grapes...scented purple cluster for good eating

Hay...sweet summer bales, animals' winter clothing

Indian summer...aromatic balminess, a season in between

Juniper...blue berried bush, pungent and keen cedar smell

Kerosene...oily whiffs, lantern shadows blend in disappearing light

Licorice...black confections goblins like at Halloween

Marigolds...golden-flowered garden beauties

Nuts...harvested from wooden shell, roasting hickory and hazel

Orchards...fruity apple fragrance, laden trees

Pine...blazing logs suggest a forest-scented breeze

Quince...strong astringent scent, yellow fruit shaped like a pear

Rain...dampened hillsides and paement, laundered summer air

Stacks...ax-hewen logs, corded winter heat

Turnips...robust root, often defies Jack Frost

Umbrella... trusty rain roof, ready for splashy days

Vegetables...earthy essemce of abundant crops

Wheat..."amber waves of grain", mean fresh baked loaves of bread

X...autumal equinox, frosty tang in days ahead

Yams...orange candied, syrupy slices in brown sugar dress

Zest...autumns spice, sachet of harvest bounty