Autumn in Connecticut

Pretty as a postcard, the leaves in fall

Filling up the driveways, the sidewalks

I just adore the feeling of it all

It's autumn in Connecticut

My favorite time of year

Come autumn in Connecticut

The air is crisp and clear

Just feel that extra special sparkle in the atmosphere

Of Hartford

Sherry Seiger says new ballet slippers only cost five or six dollars

Please can I get them, Mother?

Please, can I?

We'll see

Supper for the children at 6:15

Janice, it's bathtimе! David!

Lay your father's suit out

Then scoot out

And rakе the lawn in time for Halloween

Aw, shucks!

How come Janice doesn't gotta?

"Doesn't have to," and don't swear

It's autumn in Connecticut

A wonderland to me

The splendor of Connecticut

Is everywhere to see

The way October turns New England to a symphony

Of color

Cathy!

Well, hello stranger

Aren't I seeing you in about three hours time at Mona's?

You are, but I just left the caterers this instant and had to dash over with the samples for your party next month

Ready?

Show me

Periwinkle blue is dashing

Combined with tangerine

You like?

I like

Harvest gold simply smashing

With avocado green

You like?

I like

Polka dots are prone to clashing

And buff is tough to clean

Indigo with gray and garnet

You win again, gosh darn it

All right, so I'll call the caterers in the morning

And honey, we are in business

Everything is changing, yet still the same

This fall, I'm planting arborvitae

It's so practical and tidy

Nature is evolving

Dissolving

Just like a painted landscape in a frame

And the tulip bed

Half a year ahead

Our lovely shrubs

Were gobbled up by grubs

It's autumn in Connecticut

A blazen red and gold

When Heaven made Connecticut

I swear they broke the mold

The place and reason why the season was invented for

The picture postcard found in every news and candy store

Right out our door

It's Connecticut

Here in Connecticut

Can't ask for more