September October Collection

September and October are the most beautiful months of the year. The days are golden. Leaves flutter in the breeze. The days become shorter but the sunsets are more stunning. I hope you will enjoy my latest collection of poetry. It is a mix of tales of the sea and autumnal pictures, finishing with a nod to Halloween.

Rejuvenating sun

You are so far away

But at the same time

You seem close

You have the power

To calm stormy seas

Transform landscapes

Exude energy

Spread warmth and joy

Nurture gardens and fields

In partnership with the rain.

Walking across 

A windswept beach

I become aware

Of a presence

A rolling cloud

Shadow in the sand

Man or child

I cannot decipher

I feel I know you

Intimately

Yet your name

Eludes me

Silent, reassuring

You introduce me

To a side of myself

I did not know existed.

Green mingles with gold

Winding canal path echoes

With September songs.

Stained fingers

Sharp thorns

Slips and trips

In tangled hedgerows

Made bearable

Irrelevant even

By the taste of

Sweet blackberries

Exploding

On my tongue.

Deep dark sapphire sky

Close encounter with a storm

Delicious danger.

Swishing happily

Through rivers of fallen leaves

October delights.

Do I head for dry land

Keep my feet on the ground

Or do I follow my heart

Through a heavenly mirage?

Cloud conundrum.

Silky spider's web

October dewdrop catcher

Twinkles in the sun.

You are never

Out of my thoughts

Although some days

It may seem

As if I drift away

But always

Always, always

That invisible 

Piece of elastic

Tugs at my heartstrings

Brings me back to you

And instantly the time

We were apart

Evaporates like clouds

In a shallow pool

My dependable sea.

Still autumn garden

Vibrant remnants of summer

Cling to paths and pots.

Tender golden leaves

Hovering

Fluttering

Oh so gently

Shimmering

Chameleons

Enhanced by drifting

October sun

Giving one last

Performance

Before slowly

Floating

To reconnect

With the earth

From where they came.

Raindrops on petals

Reflections of unseen tears

Fragile emotions. 

With eyes like saucers

I stare through rainbow leaves

At a fleet of lily pad boats

Drifting with long shadows

Guided by hazy ripples

To a place where autumn

Never ends.

Rugged mountain peaks

Your misty snow-kissed beauty

Takes my breath away.

Sleeping fishing boats

Nestled in Bolata Bay

Under argent skies

Dreaming of night time drifting

And rolling blue bow waves.

Water drips inside the cave

Giving the illusion of rain

Bats cling to a shadowy ceiling

The dank environment

Makes them feel safe

As darkness descends

They flex their wings

Flap loudly

Swoop

Encircle

Unnerve

But this is 

No Halloween party

It is a thing

Of natural beauty.

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