An Old Man in October (Poem with 4 Pictures),

A change in the light 

Subdues the horizon to an indistinct blur,

All our yesterdays - a hazy illusion -

Wood smoke rising from distant bonfires.

All our tomorrows - mulch underfoot,

Last summer`s leaves falling and burning

As the light diminishes

And fierce hope is chilled.

I open my sketch book, applying colours at random.

Now I am old disorder is all I can see.

Trevor John Karsavin Potter, 

10th. - 11th. October 2023.