October

Just as Spring starts to show itself, a wee poem about Autumn. Ah well…

October
 
 October taps
 on my bedroom window.
 A cold sound,
 relentless.
 Out there,
 Autumn slowly kills,
 in its usual,                                                                                                                                                                  beautiful way.
 
 First light
 reveals a golden irony.
 Leaves wave
 from cold branches.
 They beckon me
 to bear witness
 to the richness
 of their going.
 
 But gold,
 is not the colour of death,
 and life
 continues at the bud.
 Isn’t this
 what we all hope for?
 A last flush of beauty,
 a promise of rebirth.
 

 

 

 Derek Ross.

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I am a photographer/ poet from Dumfries in South West Scotland. I concentrate on minimalist images and prefer using an iPhone these days. As far as my writing is concerned, I usually write short poems (some in Scots dialect), hence my interest in haiku and related forms.

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10 comments

ivor20 says:

5th Feb 2021 at 9:18 pm

An exquisite finale Derek
” Isn’t this
what we all hope for?
A last flush of beauty,
a promise of rebirth.”

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1. Liz Gauffreau says:
  
  5th Feb 2021 at 11:12 pm
  
  My sentiments exactly, Ivor!
  
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  1. ivor20 says:
    
    5th Feb 2021 at 11:14 pm
    
    Thank you Liz..
    
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  2. Liz Gauffreau says:
    
    6th Feb 2021 at 2:42 am
    
    You’re welcome, Ivor.
    
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  3. photos,poetry and haiku by Derek Ross says:
    
    6th Feb 2021 at 11:20 am
    
    thanks again Liz. By the way, I made a mistake, Charles Hamilton Sorley was born in Aberdeen! Got him mixed up with William Hamilton. oops
    
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  4. Liz Gauffreau says:
    
    6th Feb 2021 at 1:20 pm
    
    You’re welcome, Derek. No worries about the oops! I didn’t know the difference.
    
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2. photos,poetry and haiku by Derek Ross says:
  
  6th Feb 2021 at 11:18 am
  
  Thanks for that comment Ivor, makes things worthwhile. I like your “Fern Called Hope”, poems and pic go well together.
  
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  1. ivor20 says:
    
    6th Feb 2021 at 11:23 am
    
    And thank you Derek.
    
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Clanmother says:

5th Feb 2021 at 9:24 pm

I have always felt that Autumn is a time of rebirth. There is a warm energy that pervades the world, a gentle reminder to embrace “a promise of rebirth.”

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1. photos,poetry and haiku by Derek Ross says:
  
  6th Feb 2021 at 11:21 am
  
  My favourite time of years to be honest. Mind you, with the Scottish weather, the leaves dont last too long!
  
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