I know I go on and on about fall
and all things autumnal, but someone has to be on its cheering squad. Winter, heck it’s got all sorts of
holidays, snow and sledding and
school closures. Spring has a group of gardeners that hoot and holler for new
tulips and budding lilac bushes and then there’s Summer. Summer has pretty much everything going
for it, sun, swimming, camping, star gazing and don’t forget it gets more time
than any other season with its long days and short nights.
So, I have taken it upon myself
to elect myself as the Captain of the Cheering Squad for Autumn (or Fall if you
prefer, but you weren’t at the organizing meeting, so I selected Autumn as it
sounds more refined. However, I
have realized upon that decision that there aren’t many words that rhyme with
Autumn so cheers may be difficult.)
I spent the better part of the
weekend outside at a soccer game with our youngest (Dad was on baseball duty
with our oldest) and in the mountains fishing. The weather couldn’t have been better had you ordered it
from Sam Champion. The sun was
shining, the birds were chirping, the crispness in the air was so inviting and
comfortable and yet, the cheers weren’t as loud as I would like.
People kept saying how they miss
the heat of summer and how they’re looking forward to a snow day and those
gardeners, oh my the gardeners.
They have already placed their orders for next spring’s bulbs and vines.
Perhaps this week, I will get out my
rust and gold colored cheerleading sweater and my amber pom poms and begin my
cheers early in the morning and encourage all of autumn’s adoring fans who are
a bit shy to step out of their summer comfort zones and encourage them to trim
back the leftover tulip and iris stalks and stock up on purple mums and all
things pumpkin and scarecrow like.
It’s time to be loud and support our glorious autumn.
Three cheers for
leaves changing gold.
Red and orange and
all of them bold.
With our might we’ll
cheer you on
And bring home a
victory for Autumn.
(I know. It’s not a great cheer, but I elected
myself Captain and not Chant Writer and Coordinator. Maybe you could step up and help me cheer Autumn on and be our Team Writer!!)
