Angela gives us a leg-up to Autumn
AUTUMN’S RAMBLING GLORY
There she goes moving stealthily
amongst the trees.
Her glorious locks glistening in the
dappled shade.
Languidly she turns,
gazing and alighting where
her beauty decides to bask.
Virginia, you possess a nonchalant presence.
Boldly, yet without fanfare she arrives.
Her leaves creeping into my heart.
Dance, my Virginia, dance
Can you see what she has done here?
SEASONAL INVERSION
Surreptitiously she awakens
Elemental error is repeated
Association of mis-matched months
Semester deviations do confuse
Only to be relived further on
Naturally it is here and there
Australian autumn
Languishes at the feet of March
Invisible to my eye now
Never far from my mind
Veiled in summer sundances
English autumn awaits
Reverent metamorphosis of life
Subtly transforming hues
Invigorating the pleasure palette
Oh the wonder of her
Navigating through hemispheres
Did you see it? There’s points in it – and points mean…