In Japan, autumn fills nature, not only with visual colors, but also with "colorful" sounds: blowing wind, birdsong, the chirping of insects and the crunching of leaves.

It is no wonder, then, that many Japanese haiku about autumn are painted with these aural "colors."

suzushisa no katamari nare ya yowa no tsuki -- Yasuhara Teishitsu (1610-73) night moon: a mass of coolness