October 31

does the blackbird / sing evening vespers early / when the clocks go back / (C) EPM

October 30

one last leaf / lingers on / waiting for winter / (C) EPM

October 29

flock of long tailed tits / swoop into a rowan tree / supper all laid out / (C) EPM

October 27

woodland floor / dressed for the season / in cast offs / (C) EPM

October 26

little sapling / bright flame among the darkness / lit by a streetlamp / (C) EPM

October 25

those bunches of seeds / hang heavy on the ash / the keys to next spring / (C) EPM

October 23

different scents / deep in the autumn garden / my happy breath / (C) EPM

October 21

while I crochet / stitch by stitch – leaf by leaf / autumn hedge and scarf / (C) EPM

October 19

spider / made the guy ropes / bird feeder tethered / (C) EPM

October 16

little by little / the yellow blanket thickens / bit by bit earth tilts / (C) EPM