November

Young geese on the wing,
testing hard their flight feathers;
instinct forms a vee.

Summer leaves frosted;
autumn's orange pumpkins
last off the kitchen plot.

Misty morning dew
droplets form on spider webs
-meadow jewellery.

Pull the curtains tight
throw a big log on the fire;
winter is coming.

October

Split green spiny pod-
chestnut gleam within reveals
summer is over


The haw is blushing;
dew glistens on morning grass.
Autumn is coming.


Amongst field stubble
a single fallen feather-
pheasant season soon!


Kitchen scents compete
chutney, jelly, jam and soup;
autumn's edible!