Equinox Equanimity

The Autumn Equinox ignites

Thoughts of cosy fires, cool nights

With magic carpets on our paths,

September mists, bright woollen scarves  …

 

Russet apples, pumpkin pie

Swooping birds in burnished sky

Puddles, blocked drains, business rush

A change of tempo, stone fruits lush …

 

The year has reached its middle age;

Retirement from old Sol's fierce rays;

Bumptious mushrooms flaunt pert faces

Soups and salads now swop places.

 

New films on TV or on line

Entertain us now, big time!

Lofty trees long shadows cast;

Car-free Sunday is a blast!

 

Back to school for kids and teens;

Autumn breaks for those with means!

We’re on the turn with vistas new,

I lose myself in books - do you ?

(c) Poet in the woods 2026