Autumn time

Posted on 6 Mar, 2009 15 comments

I can feel it in the air
autumn’s everywhere
showing colours, yellows and reds.
Leaves are dropping on the beds.
A week of dry
don’t ask me why
put patches on the lawn
now are paling to a fawn.
Heliconia’s dehydrated
their flowers a bit deflated.
Other signs are at the back
when I follow down the track
and come to the fruit scene.
Some orange on the mandarine;
they’ll ripen in autumn time
and so does the lime.
We were just sprinkling again
when this morning, came the rain.
It’s pelting on the iron roof
and you can see the water move
dripping off the leaves and stems
and along the garden bed hems.
The wind appears in bits and fits
shaking branches out of their wits.
It was sombre late afternoon
getting chilly far too soon.
A real autumn taste hung around
birds were fleeing, home abound.
I switched off the ceiling fan,
went on the veranda with my man.
We sat there having a drink
dogs were at my feet, I think,
content with the cool change
coming from the mountain range.
Wet leaves are shining in the light
providing us with a fresh sight.
My garden gives a sigh of relief
and I am happy, I believe.

Comments

Clarice

Thank goodness our autumn is a long way off & spring is nearly here.

6 Mar, 2009

Toto

Dead right Clarice, but lovely poetry non the less.

6 Mar, 2009

Blodyn

Strange to think of autumn now. But you probably find it strange to think of spring in March Marguerite.

6 Mar, 2009

Spritzhenry

Glad to hear that you are happy with autumn approaching, M. We are enjoying spring!!

6 Mar, 2009

Milky

Marguerite...........your beautiful poem has just brought tears to my eyes..........Thankyou so very much for sharing.............

6 Mar, 2009

Raquel

Very nice!

7 Mar, 2009

Nariz

Lovely poem Marguerite, but SHUT UP!! We're all looking to the opening up of Spring and Summer. Autumn's so far off as to be impossible! :o))

7 Mar, 2009

Marguerite

Thank you all for your kind comments and reading my poem. I can tell you, our autumn here in the tropics means the dry and sunny weather, so sure, something lovely to look forward too. But today it's been pouring again, and lucky the cyclone didn't get us and is moving further South. Little great Barrier Reef islands people and tourists have been evacuated ad they now are in the path of possible destruction of this severe tropical cyclone called Hamish. So o'night we had 2.5 inches of rain ( 64 mm ) and a little bit of wind. But I love that and listening to the rain pelting on the iron roof and the heliconia's in front of our bedroom window were swaying and flapping, great sound. Even the frogs were so happy. So yes, when I say autumn, I wear a smile from ear to ear!

7 Mar, 2009

Spritzhenry

Oh, M. What a different life you have!

I forgot to say how much I enjoyed your poem. :-)

7 Mar, 2009

Marguerite

OK Spritzhenry, thank you so much!

7 Mar, 2009

Hollyeves

Love your poem.......But looking forward to the spring here..lol

7 Mar, 2009

Gee19

Nice one, Marguerite.

8 Mar, 2009

Raquel

Celebrate the season you're in, I say...not all of us live with 4 seasons or in the same hemisphere...I enjoy seeing/reading about what's going on in other parts of the world..always amazes me how far reaching the internet is, how global GoY is. Your poem is beautiful Marguerite, a touch of sadness at the end or maybe not! =)

10 Mar, 2009

Marguerite

Thanks again for your comments. Raquel I had to think of a rhyming word, lol. No sadness.

10 Mar, 2009

Greenthumb

Wonderful writing Marguerite. I could feel autumn all the way through. To me it feels like dusk, when folks are heading into their houses and finishing things up. Birds quieting down. I'm slow on catching up with blogs, but I'm sure glad I caught this one. I'm still practically in winter so everything is a joy to hear about. :-)

25 Apr, 2009

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