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Poem of the week: Song at the Beginning of Autumn by Elizabeth Jennings

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The first intimations of a change in the seasons prompt a lyrical reflection on what is being named

Song at the Beginning of Autumn

Now watch this Autumn that arrives
In smells. All looks like Summer still;
Colours are quite unchanged, the air
On green and white serenely thrives.
Heavy the trees with growth and full
The fields. Flowers flourish everywhere.

Related: Poem of the week: Leaving home at 10 by Harry Garuba

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