Autumn, A Personal View

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Sat, 21 Sep 2019
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On the subject of Autumn I'm ambivalent.
I have always regarded it with suspicion
and of its charms I've remained diffident.
 
I much prefer the two preceding seasons
but, having made this bold admission,
I feel that I have to explain my reasons.
 
I am the product of a Mediterranean land
where in Summer the sun is so radiant
that's easy to keep warm and get tanned.
 
It is so nice to go bathing in a tepid sea
rather than in a freezing swimming pool.
The wisdom of this choice convinced me.
 
Autumn engenders a different sentiment:
in the fall cultivation continues unabated,
fruit and vegetables crops are excellent.
 
Apples and pears abound and are tasty,
spinach, potatoes, pumpkins flourish too.
So maybe in my judgement I was hasty.
 
And even though the sun is not so intense
there's a period of unusual warm weather,
St. Martin's summer, to revive the senses.
 
All things considered it must be stated
that whether vernal, aestival or hibernal
no one season should be discriminated.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2019
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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

You can't beat the beauty of an english spring though, can you Luigi - and you don't get there without going through a horrid english winter. Perhaps I should go away and hide somewhere hot til next April smiley

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Yes spring is fine, I grant you that, Claudine, especially as it brings relief from a harsh winter. As I said, between warmth and chill I would always choose the former.
I shall soon pay a visit to my mother country to see whether autumn follows the usual pattern of being mild and benign or if it has been affected by climate change  I understand they had excessively high temperatures during the summer. Let's hope for the best.

Kind regards and thanks for the cherries.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by onemorething on

I like the idea that we shouldn't discriminate! I'm quite excited about getting my coat and scarves out though, and to light the first fire!  :)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi o.m.t., nice to see you are back.
Recently I have heard a lot of talk about having to compromise and I thought I would use a bit of diplomacy so not to tip the scale in favour of  one particular season, hence my appeal to not discriminate.
Judging by your words it seems that you have opted  for winter.  Just the thought makes me shiver.

Best, Luigi.

 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

i should think you must miss Itally particularly in wet grey weather of Autumn, when there are weeks to go till Christmas and the days start to grow longer and brighter again. I had not heard of St Martin's summer. As so often reading your poems, I have been given a new bit of vocabulary and knowledge. St Martin sounds like a kind good man, sharing his cloak and always wanting to help, well deserving of being a saint and having his name connected to such welcome warmth and your "mellow" poem :0)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Di. 
I do miss the mild temperatures of Autumn that I was used to in my mother country. 
I am shortly going there and will check whether the climate has suffered any ill effects in view of the unusual floods and excessive heat they had during the summer.
St.Martin's summer is what is also known as Indian summer. 
I am very pleased that you derive some enjoyment from my writings and thank you for reading.

Luigi x