Fog-born mornings — fall
a blank canvas waiting for its hues
a lady to be dressed in ember
in harvest and decay.
Midday and a clear sun
still warms, pretending
that its rule
isn’t ending way too soon.
September soon will end
but we wait prepared
with candles lit
with firewood for warmth,
with apple pie and roast
with dreams to fill our sleep.
with us much closer than before.
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September 25, 2025
This is exquisitely drawn, Bjorn! I love apple pie and roast 😀 perfect to keep us warm during the season ❤️❤️
We do need that warmth, I promise.
Beautiful
Thank you
You’re absolutely welcome
I feel the savoring of Autumn in this one, Bjorn!
Great taste it is.
Your title had me in mind of the Green Day song 🙂 Candles, firewood and apple pie are definitely signature autumn goodies! And I absolutely love that Klimt painting🌟
Oh.. I must say I had forgotten that song.
You have told me such special qualities of Drptember coming to an end, so unlike where i live
Bravo
mucj love
It is really a big transition.
The imagery of dressing autumn in ember and coming together around firewood, candles, and apple pie is so wonderfully comforting! As Sunra Rainz noted in the comments, it instantly brings that Green Day vibe to mind, and pairing the poem with Klimt’s Birchenwald was perfection. Beautiful write, Björn!
I will add the green-day song to my post… and Klimt fits perfectly
Adding the Green Day song is the perfect touch! And Klimt’s Birchenwald really captures that rich autumn mood so beautifully.
I do love the seasonal change (couldn’t live in the tropics). In my part of the world, the days are lengthening and days warming.
I do remember when we transition to spring.
A blank canvas and a blank calendar page to begin again. Those trees look hauntingly alive.
Trees are so much alive…
MMmm apple pie! Sounds just what the Autumn ordered! Love this poem, Bjorn!💜
Apple pie is what we need to cheer us up
Sounds like a cosy transition of the season. Beautiful poem.
It is if we let it be so.
I am still holding on to those last warm rays, the return of roasts and apple pie is a perk, and I love seeing nature dressed in her autumn finery, but I agree with the ending of your poem, it brings us closer bonds, I really enjoyed this Björn 💞Suzanne
We are pushed together inside as fall is coming
A beautiful Fall poem, Bjorn.
Thus looking towards the cold months. Great to experience the change of seasons a privilege not for us in the Equatorial regions. A wonderful poem, Bjorn!
Hank
Yes, a lovely way to end a month and to end a day. 🍎
Looks like you’re ready Bjorn!
JIM
What a sweet and lovely Fall this is.
A beautiful description of early fall–the foggy mornings, then brighter days–a fire and apple pie sounds wonderful.
The Klimt is perfect with this.
The Klimt painting and your words evoke the beginning of autumn so beautifully.