Harvest Time

[Hawkman]

I dream of Autumn
as the Summer fades.
I can feel her wet and chilly
fingers running through my hair,
see her misty breath at sunrise
decking out the cobwebs
with ephemeral jewels,
though the season’s diamonds
fall victim to the weakling sun.
Soon the leaves will turn
and fall to carpet woodland floors;
I will paddle in their drifts and
wading through,
take comfort from the music
of my wake.
Acorns will drop upon the roofs
of cars, and helicopter seeds
from sycamores
will spiral to the ground.
Soon the conkers will be ripe
and in their turn fall victim
to the children’s games.
Peel back the green and spiky husk
and see within, the miracle
of polished, bright mahogany,
glistening like an eye in mourning
for the passing year.
I know she’s coming by the early signs
and to her presence
I’m contentedly resigned
but yet she tarries,
seemingly unwilling to take hold
even though Demeter’s corn
has long been shaded gold.

[dafydd manton]

Autumn is my favourite season, so this just made me yearn for those walks in the woods, and conkers.........oh, the memories. Thanks, Hawk. Magic.

[Bar22do]

This is an excellent poem, Hawk, and a refreshing one for whom endures cruel Middle East sun...

This:

I will paddle in their drifts and
wading through,
take comfort from the music
of my wake.

I love particularly, though I love it all, but I'd love SO MUCH to "paddle in their drifts" myself... eh. So when you do, take me with you, my imagination will make it tangible.

Thanks and don't hide your head between your wings! Bar

[Hawkman]

Autumn is my favourite season, so this just made me yearn for those walks in the woods, and conkers.........oh, the memories. Thanks, Hawk. Magic.

You're welcome, Dafydd, bach. Happy to oblige.


This is an excellent poem, Hawk, and a refreshing one for whom endures cruel Middle East sun...

This:

I will paddle in their drifts and
wading through,
take comfort from the music
of my wake.

I love particularly, though I love it all, but I'd love SO MUCH to "paddle in their drifts" myself... eh. So when you do, take me with you, my imagination will make it tangible.

Thanks and don't hide your head between your wings! Bar

Sweet Bar,

Well I'm glad you like it but sorry if my picture of a European Autumn stirs disquieting feelings of dissatisfaction in your pure heart :D Rest assured I will do as you request and have you as my compainion, if only in spirit, as I walk through the woods. I will take my camera and share some piccies with you in due course.

I only hide my head to sleep when weary :)

Live long and prosper, noble soul. Your Hawk.

[Bar22do]

You're welcome, Dafydd, bach. Happy to oblige.



Sweet Bar,

Well I'm glad you like it but sorry if my picture of a European Autumn stirs disquieting feelings of dissatisfaction in your pure heart :D Rest assured I will do as you request and have you as my compainion, if only in spirit, as I walk through the woods. I will take my camera and share some piccies with you in due course.

I only hide my head to sleep when weary :)

Live long and prosper, noble soul. Your Hawk.

on the contrary, I said it were REFRESHING! can't wait for the photos! thanks in advance. I know you're a fine photographer, I know it.

[PrinceMyshkin]

The ending is a fittingly majestic conclusion to this ode to Autumn!

You could use a comma somewhere in



of cars and helicopter seeds

but I leave it to you to discern if and where. Here, if you're lacking them, are a few you're welcome to:,,,,,,,,,,

[Hawkman]

The ending is a fittingly majestic conclusion to this ode to Autumn!

You could use a comma somewhere in



of cars and helicopter seeds



Do you really think so Prince? I thought the conjunction rendered one superfluous. This is a serious question by the way. I am always unsure whether to include commas with an and. A legacy of a teacher's teaching when I was an infant.

Acorns will drop upon the roofs of cars and helicopter seeds from sycamores will spiral to the ground.

I'm glad you liked the ending anyway :D

Best, H

[PrinceMyshkin]

Do you really think so Prince? I thought the conjunction rendered one superfluous. This is a serious question by the way. I am always unsure whether to include commas with an and. A legacy of a teacher's teaching when I was an infant.

Acorns will drop upon the roofs of cars and helicopter seeds from sycamores will spiral to the ground.

I'm glad you liked the ending anyway :D

Best, H

Especially because the "cars and helicopter seeds" appeared on the one line, I tended at first to read them as belonging in the same category; besides which, a comma before "and" might lend fresh impetus to


helicopter seeds
from sycamores
will spiral to the ground.

Such a glorious, lively image that, I think, it deserves a momentary pause beforehand to provide us the fresh breath with which to receive it.

PS It wasn't only the ending that I liked; just that I thought it very fitting for the whole of this beautiful poem. I have spoken.

[Hawkman]

Thanks Prince, I will do as you suggest. Best, H

"PS It wasn't only the ending that I liked; just that I thought it very fitting for the whole of this beautiful poem. I have spoken."

This is the word of the Lord. Amen! ;)

[hillwalker]

I applaud your acute weather-eye, Hawk..... a wonderful poetry heralding the end of summer when the world changes colour yet again.

[Hawkman]

The long-wing boys will be flying the grouse on the moors by now, but the Austringers like to wait until the leaves have fallen and the cover dies back. Easier to keep track of bird and bunny. Although I currently have no bird to fly, my senses are attuned to the change of season. I really miss my hawk.

Thanks for reading and liking.

Best, H

[Jerrybaldy]

Hawk is the weatherman, the weatherman, the weatherman :D
Hawk is the weatherman and so is Michael Fish.
Sorry Hawk, lost myself there.
Great seasonal ode. Personally I hate the passing of summer. I find autumn a weak sibling to its winter brother. Deep city stopping snow is what I await :)
cheers
Jerry

[tailor STATELY]

Wonderful poem Hawkman.

And 'conkers'... how delightful.

[Delta40]

you mentioned conkers! yay! I really miss England when I read stuff like this.

[Hawkman]

JB, I too lament the passing of summer but the autumn heralds the seeds of rebirth, and besides, the hawking and shooting seasons begin. Time to be out in the fresh air, marvel at the wonders of wildife and nature, then start killing it to fill the freezer :D

Glad you liked the poem :)

Tailor, thank'ee sir. Don't you have conkers over there? the seeds of the horse chestnut, drilled through and threaded onto shoelaces, by children who joust with all the commitment of medieval knights. Great sport as I remember. As kids we used to yearn for the conker season... Ah those happy days of innocence :)

D40, glad you know what I'm talking about :D

Live long and prosper - H

[Delta40]

yeah I do know. Aussie weather is very different - at least where I am. It does vary. I heard tasmania has the best pommy weather!

[Hawkman]

Struth! That'd be 'cause they killed all the Thylocines!

[Jerrybaldy]

hawk
when you are out there in your tweed, please shoot that bloody Daffy Duck
with thanks
JB

[dafydd manton]

Oi! I heard that!

[Hawkman]

Bang! Bang! Sod it, missed the blighter!

[Jerrybaldy]

Try harder Hawk. He is the duck on the left with the tache running around holding his sorry arse.

[Hawkman]

To be honest I think they're still out of season. pity though, good eating, duck...
what the hell, I'll send the dog :D

[Delta40]

Struth! That'd be 'cause they killed all the Thylocines!

well, they were pretty vicious....

[hillwalker]

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H

[Hawkman]

G'day, Taz. :devil:

[hillwalker]

sorry, Taz doesn't do meaningful communication, gnash gnash

[Delta40]

you little devils. they're in trouble too. contagious cancerous tumours through biting.

[blank|verse]

A nice poem, hawk, although of course, John Keats got there first by a couple of hundred years!

I think the yearning tone of the poem works very well along with the imagery and the length of the piece. Nice work.

[Hawkman]

Thanks very much b/v. sorry not to be first though :D

Best, H