The moon is in its first quarter. 
It grows as it crosses the sky 
Travels among the background of stars 
Shines like hard diamonds. 
 
The air is crisp,  
Clear after the Norther 
The wind gentle now. 
Everything is sharp 
In defined relief. 
 
You move closer,  
A sudden chill 
Brings you to my arms 
I snap you up 
And wrap you 
In happy embrace 
And whisper how I love 
The Fall.
Charles Darnell
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/quarter-moon-waxing/