Early October Musings: (Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool: 7 /10/ 2020) Poem by DM W
Early October Musings: (Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool: 7 /10/ 2020)
Early October: soft winds blow the leaves
Across the park. They rustle. O they spill
Their vibrant colours like sumptuous dreams!
The sky darkens and soon all will be still.
I sit on a bench and watch time drift by.
I recall the blessed. autumnal moments
That have lingered in my lifetime. I try
To hold on to them as things turn silent.
The sun's final rays flicker through the trees.
I know deep down in my soul that this day
Will shortly be another memory;
Like I will be in this world's eerie play:
An actor once, who formed poetic lines,
Laid waste by the certain passing of time.
Dominic life and death indeed and all it's musings, it comes to us all eventually, but in the meantime just keep writing great poetry and simply enjoy life. And there is something truly memorable and haunting about autumn leaves gathered on empty well worn wooden benches. Five stars and thank you. Take care.
beautifully delineated the natural image of early October with the autumnal season
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/27/2025 9:50:09 AM # 1.0.0
Thanks guys... much appreciated! I'm so pleased my poem spoke to you. I'm now thinking of posting it on the group forum of my Oxford University online course. We have to compose a sonnet and I think this one will do just fine.