and it is in night…

like a babe in fresh blankets
snuggled and seeing,
quiet and jumping

in jammies with footies
singing of safety,
hot chocolate and nibbles,

then raindrops on rooftops
tingtingtingthrumthrumthrum
silver tin foil lightning

slashing thru thick dark air
that quivers and tears
then closes again

with thunderclap rolling
and rain steady hissing
down quiet and soothing

and shushing and rushing
and we settle, snuggle
and Autumn is come

to quiet our soul
and gladden
our hearts