Cycle of Seasons (poem by Cynthia Ciani Anderson, style: folk, pop)

Cycle of Seasons (poem by Cynthia Ciani Anderson, style: folk, pop)
snowmelt streams, woodcock calls
harrier hawks swooping for voles
woody stems adorned with tight buds
coltsfoot yellow starting to show
suddenly new leaves unfold
grow to fullness
flutter in wind
cool us with shade
leaf colors appear
stems begin their letting go
we walk on a carpet of red and gold
watch dry leaves swirl in wind
overnight the color palette gone
replaced by a canvas of white and brown
all winter long marcescent leaves
wigwag on beech and red oak trees