Saturday 4 October 2014

Hello Autumn

Hello Autumn,
I didn't see you creep up on me. I have failed to notice the changing colours of the leaves and perhaps the slight change to the air. Has it actually gotten colder? Or are we still living with summer warmth?
I've failed to notice the days are slowly creeping shorter, although I wake up at 5 and it is actually dark outside.
I have failed to notice the changes around me, only noticing the changes inside me. Or perhaps I should say the lack of change within. The entirety of September has been consumed to what plans will hold, what I need to do to achieve it. That I have failed to notice the beauty of the world around me.
My five am wake up calls, has me stumbling to reach the shower in the darkness that I failed to notice has been getting deeper. The drive through the mist, that turned to fog as September draws itself to an end. I've worked and socialised. Slept and unwind, and still I never stopped to think that the season I love the most is here now. Just like the thousands around me, it's here and I never notice.
Today, England stay true to their nation and it rained like never before. The autumn air has finally turned and I felt a chill in the morning that left me wanting a wool jumper. It was today, the desire to watch Autumn/Halloween movies and curl up under my special blanket. Today, I notice the trees have now gone a beautiful orange and red colour, still with majority of green. The leaves are now on the floor, swirling in the autumn breeze that makes me want my scarves. Today, I want to put on my red lipstick and embrace the contrast it has against the ever changing leaves.
Hello Autumn, I'm sorry I never noticed you until 4th October. But I am here now and I want to embrace the dying of the summer and prepare for the cold months, the reflection before life graces itself again in Spring. I'm ready for the change Autumn. Let's do it again.

Yours human,
Claire.
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