my companion

tonight I've come undone
fall's blouse unbuttoned
by the breeze
and my pants a clump
by your bedside
and I am thinking
perhaps fall and I
have more in common
that I imagined before
for soon,
she will part with summer
and become one with winter
as I shook off his dust
to cover myself in you
and as we come closer
I fire a red autumn color
just before I fall
to meet your desire
and I am thinking
I have found
a friend for life