Time Slips Away

The ancient moon

has many stories to tell,

though the sun takes the bell.

Years feel as if they slip by

like sand in an hourglass.

Day turns to night, grass 

turns to leaves, as fall lies

on your doorstep, though,

in the south, winter rules, casting

the land in ice, as snow begins to grow.

As time goes by, the land is forever changing. 

Fearing nothing, winter engulfs everything.

When fall leaves, and winter knocks on your door, 

you’ll feel as if summer leaves too soon.