December 21, 2022

All poetry is here.

I didn’t like autumn

I didn’t like autumn.
It felt like a diminuendo
After the summer,
And everything lost its pep.

And following in its steps
Would arrive winter,
With its cold winds and its snow,
Which I liked even less.

So instead of enjoying
Autumn’s idyllic days,
I would spend them wishing
For summer to stop fading away.

And I don’t know if it’s other changes
Or I’m just getting old,
But autumn has won me over
With its amber and its gold.

With its stillness,
And its peace,
With the beauty
Of falling leaves.

So, now I love autumn
And believe one more thing to be true:
When it arrives,
I will love winter too.