brown autumn

No one typically chooses brown to describe autumntime, 

But there is so much to say about a color that holds so much inside

That it lets the other colors shine. 

The colors of the sun, 

As it fades at summer's end—

Yellow, red, and orange are hidden in brown.

Dandelions and leaves—

In autumn at its start—

Are yellow hidden in brown. 

Pomegranates and the blush 

On gala apples in autumn

Are the red hidden in brown. 

Pumpkin patches and dusky sunlight

Reflecting on lake glass 

Are the orange hidden in brown. 

Fields of turned over soil ready for winter's rest

And an old farm truck rusting where it rests 

Are the brown in autumn 

That no one thinks to revel in 

Like piles of drying leaves 

Strewn on top of summer's grass.