The Autumn changes

A Poem by The Lioness

Gone are the flip flops and the strappy tops, and back are the hoodies and boots in their stead. The long sleeve tops return to their rightful place. People no longer gathering out under the umbrellas, instead they take refuge in the coffee shop and library. Fewer trips are taken as people prepare for the oncoming battle of the biting wind and freezing temperatures. But once inside the winter layers are shed to reveal the summer of yesterday has not been forgotten. However, people are beginning to accept it is no longer summer as they tone down the colours of their garments. Although colour altogether is not forgotten as you see a stripe of lilac in some ones jumper. But the blacks and greys are making a comeback as are the navy blues. The latest trends are influencing the mass colouration of people’s clothes as we press into autumn. The bright pinks have been refined into rusty reds, orangy browns and mustard yellow; as if following the colour change of the leaves. Which is another subtle transformation people are starting to notice. The collection of leaves at the side of the curb grows, as no longer are they permitted to rest peacefully in the tress. But instead are swept along with the changing current of the wind.