Sunday 29 September 2024

autumn

 autumn


slowly in the slowly aisles

the leaves are in their turning

with fine threads spinning thoughts

of teas poured long down shadows golden


the forecast of storm arriving late in the trees

that have waited long these darkening hours

specks of rain on upward leaves 

falling down the light


smeary the rain panes are running now

distorting all the flowers in the yard

that are refusing to go over

it is all so amusing


how the sky is running like dogged sheep 

when all around is a shivering blanket 

drawing the day closer now as a

spark to the hearth is bearing


turns the month closer now to

winter’s claim foreshortening 

to the end of the year

at the end of the year

there are apples still for stewing



         ‘play it sam 

               play

      as time goes by’


No comments:

Post a Comment