Happy Faces ~

Autumn is Orange By Eric Ode

Autumn is orange
like a lumpy pumpkin waiting to be picked,
a noisy school bus on the first day of school,
and the Number 2 pencil resting on my desk. Autumn is brown
like a new Wilson football,
a Thanksgiving turkey just pulled from the oven,
and the sticky mud caked in the soles of my sneakers. Autumn is yellow
like a bouncing tennis ball,
my new 3-ring binder,
and the flickering flame on a Halloween candle.

“Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile.”
― William Cullen Bryant