here they come again
tumbling through overcast sky
air force jet fighters
~
CLP 18/10/2021
Tag Archives: Autumn
on autumn
steamed up windscreen attracts a playful finger
the smiley ghosts in and out of view
through October's low sunsets
and at each evening condensation
I know it was you
I recognise that smile
~
CLP 13/10/2021
no Moon
this is when I feel it most
the air thick with mist
desiccated leaves
scratching at paving slabs
fine webs strung between damp blades
covering verges except where disturbed
by fungi pushing through to pour out spores by the million
tonight there is no lunar distraction just railway siding lights,
street lights, traffic lights, headlights, crossing lights
red lights topping off a crane
a ceiling light in an uncurtained room
each corner bared without shame
above all this electric illumination
beyond the mist, night's black chasm
with Jupiter and its satellites bright
the redness of Mars distinct
even to my tired eyes
I'm nearly home, it's midnight
a digital sign tells me +17c
all I need to know
is when you'll next see me
~
CLP 09/10/2021
on autumn ii
abundance of fruit
kaleidoscope of colour
excess of weather
~
CLP 04/10/2021
on autumn
here she comes
bowling in, late again
unapologetic, slamming doors
throwing her rain-drenched coat on the hallway floor
yes, beautiful colours
striking markings
your beauty gets you off the hook
eventually
after the initial shock of your abrupt arrival
and a cup of tea
we'll snuggle down
wrap up all cosy
relish the dark evenings
together
~
CLP 01/10/2021
on Switzerland iii
heat of late September
accumulating moisture
brewing thunder storms
~
CLP 25/09/2021
on time
we approach halfway
between summer and winter
night prepares her cloak
~
n.b. Autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere in 2021 falls around 23rd September.
CLP 21/09/2021
Waiting…
...for the heat to hot up
the sun to spot me
for clouds to come
pull me under their covers
and soak me through
I'm ready
~
CLP 08/09/2021
autumn
lone caw of crow
the thinning oak
willows dragging the river
for another lost summer
~
CLP 05/09/2021
On August
wasps sniff out sugar
hedges heavy with berries
thorns in our fingers
~
CLP 25/08/2021
