Hello Fall

hello cold
nipping at my bare fingertips 
with jagged teeth of ice

hello leaves
descending slowly from the ever vanishing canopy 
dancing through the air as if on stage

hello warm spices
shaken into my milk
my coffee 
my oatmeal

hello red apples
glossy and sweet
and pumpkins in pies I love to eat

hello fall
so crisp and sweet 
cold but still warm
well at least to me

hello frost
creeping slowly
across the fallen leaf soldiers 

hello mittens 
Almost forgotten
in the back of the closet

and funny pompon hat
that keeps my ears from freezing 

hello fall.