Autumn has come!
Autumn has arrived to bring cool pleasant breeze and cornucopia of harvest. Although it often puts us in nostalgic, sometimes even melancholic mood, autumn is a great season. Since autumn equinox passed by quite a while ago, days are getting short and nights are getting longer and holyday season is approaching. It is time for us to read more and think more. I have a poem on October and one of my own which was written some time ago.
As autumn comes
As autumn comes,
What I remember most
While I am inhaling cool air
That is scented with chrysanthemums
Is my mother.
She used to collect flower petals
Of chrysanthemums
To use for chrysanthemum wine
Which she loved to brew
For holidays and guests.
I loved to help her for picking chrysanthemum
And watch her
While she was brewing wine.
Those good times has long gone
But it is still vivid in my memory.
Now, I am far away
In a remote country.
I am still longing for the time
When I was young and gallant
And every thing seemed pleasurable
While my mother was around.
Jae Ro
It Was One of Those Fine October Days
It was one of those fine October days
free from summer’s heat and haze
but not yet gripped by autumn chill.
It was one of those fine October days
when the sky’s so clear
you can see the moon
through the atmosphere
at
It was one of those fine October days
when the trees sport yellow and red
instead of everyday summer green.
It was one of those fine October days
when one draws a deep breath
and is grateful
to be resident on Earth.
Richard Greene