Nipping at fingertips with Jack as my herald, I coat the brittle fall grass and fallen leaves with sparkling white lace, only to perish under the morning sun. What am I?
Frost
Jack Frost personifies the early autumn and winter chill that lays down crystalline ice coats overnight.
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