Autumn is painting colour
all around me –
flame-coloured branches
of yellow and orange,
golden tree-lined avenues,
acer trees draped
with crimson, feathery leaves
and sprays of eye-catching berries
that arch into gardens
in so many shades
of yellow, orange and red!

Golden leaves float through the air
like giant, yellow snow flakes
and land on footpaths
where winds sweep them
into deep piles
that crunch like Corn Flakes
when youngsters
(and the young-at-heart!)
stride and kick through them.

And in Musgrave Park
a wee, old man in his nineties (!)
stoops slowly on his daily walk
to gather pretty leaves
(how cute is that?)

It’s autumn
and I’m surrounded on all sides
by beauty.
Thank you, Lord,
for the health and the time to enjoy
your multi-coloured autumnal masterpiece!

© Claire Murray, 16th October 2020