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October Light
by Richard VinceEvery year, I forget how beautiful
The light is now, in the few days
That I am allowed to see it.
Perhaps I should rise in the dark
Next week, just so I can enjoy
The world covered in gentle gold
When I head home.
These are not long, lingering
Summer evenings, though:
The October twilight is fleeting.
Unlike the lazy Summer sunsets,
It hurries off below the horizon,
Unnoticed by all but me.
While the Summer seems to
Wear on forever, the Autumn
Is a wonderfully diverse collection
Of weather and light,
Beautifully juxtaposed.
When else can driving rain
Hide the city while the setting Sun
Highlights a turquoise and ochre sky?
So much beauty;
So few days.
10/26/2011 Posted on 11/29/2011
Copyright © 2024 Richard Vince
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Linda Fuller on 11/29/11 at 09:47 PM Richard - thank you for sharing your appreciative eye and heart with us in this lovely poem. |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 11/29/11 at 10:13 PM Lovely, Richard, as always. |
| Posted by Jody Pratt on 11/29/11 at 11:09 PM Very nice, and some vocab I don't see often in poetry. :) |
| Posted by Lori Blair on 11/29/11 at 11:19 PM Absolutely beautiful..oh how I can truly SEE..thank you! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 11/30/11 at 11:29 PM It is dark by 6 pm here now. Your 4th stanza really says it all - "wonderfully diverse collection of weather and light, beautifully juxtaposed." |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 12/01/11 at 01:39 PM Yes! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 12/04/11 at 10:54 PM My favourite time of year aptly illuminated. Thanks for sharing this Vince. |
| Posted by Angela Stevens on 01/22/12 at 09:37 PM I always notice the fleeting light but then again I am afraid of the dark. Beautifully put as it is lovely to see. |
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