WORDS TO THE MUSIC
October Sss Listen Leaves go brittle underfoot Orange, rust, and something soft Fog sits low across the field Wildlife moves, then disappears Deer in the dusk like smoke Raccoon hands in the cold Squirrels racing through the hush October whispering too much October hiss Under my skin Cooler air Letting the dark in October hiss Soft and slow Nature knows Where the shadows go Chipmunk stuffing what it can Muskrat rings the water black Wind through trees like quiet teeth Season biting underneath Porch light on by five Crows along the wire Something soft, something mean October in between October hiss Under my skin Cooler air Letting the dark in October hiss Soft and slow Nature knows Where the shadows go Pumpkin light on empty roads Breath like smoke when evening slows Owl asks who from the pine October answers every time Geese cut black across the gray Harvest moon won't look away Softest spook I've ever known Nature wearing autumn's bones Sss Hold the photo Hold the chill Wildlife frozen In the still Not a nightmare Just the fall Spooky sweet And that is all Frost starts kissing early grass Spider silk like broken glass Doe and twins in thinning light Gone again before full night Creek talks lower than before Something scratching at the door Not a ghost, just colder air October everywhere Camera clicks, season flips Fog and fur and quiet lips October hiss Under my skin Cooler air Letting the dark in October hiss Soft and slow Nature knows Where the shadows go Leaves let go without a fight Gold then gone into the night I keep the reel, I keep the chill Wildlife waiting, standing still Sss under every frame October never says its name It just arrives, soft and deep While the whole world falls asleep October hiss Under my skin Cooler air Letting the dark in October hiss Stay a while Season smiles With a quieter smile October hiss Keep it rolling on Spooky sweet And the wild is the song October Sss
