Autumn Photographs

 

I've always loved the autumn leaves.  When I was a child growing up in Benoni, South Africa, I used to go to a primary around the corner from my grandparents' house and often had to walk home.  The street to walk home was lined with oak trees that lost their leaves in autumn.  I recall the crunch of the dried leaves under my black leather school shoes and sweet, dry aroma they released like potpourri.  Since moving to the UK, these memories have re-emerged.  Autumn in Nottingham is one of my favourite times of year.  My favourite sensory experiences include, the sound, smell, visual bouquet of autumnal colours, the feeling of the cool breeze on my face, whilst my body is warm and cosy in a coat.  I love autumn.    I wrote this poem in Autumn of 2025.  I took this photograph on my local dog walk in autumn 2026.