Images in Red and Gold
Late September shadows lengthen
Summer’s sun begins to fade
Dew descends on lawns and pasture
Drenching every leafy glade
Nature flaunts its flawless beauty
Changing seasons’ gifts unfold
Displaying trees in riotous colour
Images in red and gold
Jewelled ‘webs adorn the hedgerow
Shimmering in the morning sun
Harbingers of winter’s harshness
Heralding the frosts to come
Don’t despair the summer’s passing
Savour autumn’s bounteous gifts
Enjoy with rapt anticipation
Tinted leaves and swirling mists
John Neville