I saw it lying there on the ground…
Bright and shiny and…red.
But leaves fall all year really. I mean, it didn’t signify anything right?
My little girl picked it up and started dancing.
“Let’s play fairy!”
‘”Fairy” is fun,’ I thought.

But then today the downpour woke us up…
And it was grey and rainy all day.
That kind of grey that I don’t miss at all from back home.

Sure, we needed the rain.
And sure, it IS hurricane season…
But hurricane season actually calls to mind the next season…you know, the one that follows summer.

I dunno…it was a pretty leaf.
And I like red…it’s one of my favorite colors.

But give me yellow please.  Lots and lots of yellow.
I think I’ll go hide until next Spring.

This could explain my lack of sleep…