Autumn Rainbow...

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Autumn, what rainbow of harvest you shape

Red of the apple, gold squash, purple grape

Orange of carrot and plum dusty blue

Ruffled green parsley to season the stew

Into root cellars your plethora spills

Pumpkin, potato and squash-onion hills

Chartreuse of cabbage and remnant melee

Of peppers, tomatoes and mint-leaf for tea

Goodness and mercy in fall-fruits abound

Master-piece miracles spring from the ground

Autumn, what rainbow of harvest you bring

God, we thank Thee for its kind offering

© Janet Martin

I pulled out the last of the fresh peppers for supper. The  tomatoes froze on the deck, (I forgot to bring them in;( Soon, I can no longer skip the veggie department when I grocery shop, but we still have lots of fresh squash, carrots, potatoes, onions. I’m chopping and freezing the parsley today, as well as baking and freezing some of the squash so we can enjoy it until next fall…

right now, the first real snowfall of the season...suddenly I'm humming this song; Fall Softly, Snow