Thursday, October 23, 2025

Poem: Autumn Caught Him Quite Off Guard


Autumn Caught Him Quite Off Guard

Autumn caught him quite off guard
Tumbling bright leaves to the ground 
When he hadn’t harvested the last grapes
So he went for one last swim
In the eve of September.

Drops sparkled down his body
As he came up from the bay
Dripping with the desire of a boy
Soon frozen by winter’s rage
That in spring he had forgotten.

November 2021

About This Poem

I wrote this poem about someone who is surprised about getting older. Me. The picture is from the pond at the arboretum at the University of Idaho.

 

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