Salford, 25th November 2017
The change in seasonal colour came quickly this year,
some might say the bright sparks at the weather office got caught out
summers hand seemed to draw into the autumn days
and while winter popped up in the chill of the western wind
the leaves stayed green for a week or two more
till one day the trees said they’d had enough
and the leaves 🍁 turned like traffic lights from green to red
taking on tones from amber to orange, from red to brown ,
toughening up to face the hardness of winter
as they dropped to the floor below
and the welcome to walkers travelling on this carpet ?
the crunch of leaves 🍁 saying hello 👋
The Inkwell 
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