A Day In Autumn

It will not always be like this,
The air windless, a few last
Leaves adding their decoration
To the trees- shoulders, braiding the cuffs
Of the boughs with gold; a bird preening

In the lawn-s mirror. Having looked up
From the day-s chores, pause a minute,
Let the mind take its photograph
Of the bright scene, something to wear
Against the heart in the long cold.