Autumn, according to the poet, is a harvester who is resting carelessly on a granary floor, his hair softly wafted by the winnowing breeze. Autumn is then depicted as a gleaner carrying a bundle of corn on his head and cautiously crossing the creek on his way back to his cottage. Gleaners collected leftover grain after the harvest was completed. They took this grain to local merchants or farmers who needed food for their animals. Thus, autumn is a picture of abundance now but soon there will be need for preservation through cold weather conditions. The color red also represents change in the poem. Red leaves indicate that fall is approaching while yellow flowers mean spring has come again. The changing of the seasons is one of life's great mysteries but one that many people try to understand. In conclusion, autumn is a time when we see evidence of our world's renewal after summer's heat and growth during spring's rebirth.