A Hint of Fall

A Hint of Fall







A hint of fall

Relief from fetid days of summer

With breaths of crisp air

Highlighting September

As August creeps toward closing

And seasonal transitions

Make way for new delights



Changes in fashion

Mark changes in momentum

As lethargy yields

To harvest repasts

With bountiful splendor

Like foam on a beer stein

The colors of autumn

Refresh and invite



Time for renewal

Feelings internal

Opens the soul

Opens the eyes



Days moving forward

Toward holiday seasons

Joy to behold

As fam’lies unite



A hint of fall

Refreshes the senses

Like a cold brew in October

Or a carnival ride

A soupçon of freshness

Like meditation reveals candor

The cool autumn pleasures

Flow in with the tide



Bruce Levine




Bruce Levine, a native Manhattanite, has spent his life as a writer of fiction and poetry and as a music and theatre professional. His literary catalogue includes four novels, short stories, humorous sketches, flash fiction, poetry, essays, articles and a screenplay. Nearly one-hundred-fifty of his works are published in over twenty-five on-line journals including Ariel Chart, Literally Stories, Visitant, Foliate Oak Magazine; over thirty print books including Poetry Quarterly, Mused Literary Review, Dual Coast Magazine, and his shows have been produced in New York and around the country. His seven eBooks are available from Amazon.com.  His work is dedicated to the loving memory of his late wife, Lydia Franklin. He lives in New York with his dog, Daisy. Visit him at www.brucelevine.com.