The Scent

I smelled it today...
that elusive but
unmistakable scent of
Autumn…
that tinge of something
in the damp coolness,
heralding a gentle change,
hinting at winter’s
Advent.

The trees smelled it, too,
subtly beginning
to alter their garb and toss
the old to the wind,
Again.
And again I breathe.
Memories fall like
faded leaves on my mind’s path.
Autumn.

- October 7, 2005