Anticipating Ms. Autumn

On By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry, Prose, Recordings

Happy September! I welcome the new season upon us in a few weeks with wide open arms! This summer has been stressful, and much too hot for too many consecutive days. So, cooler temps, come our way!
And on that note, Ms. Autumn has something to say…

I am not bashful. In fact, I tell it like it is, and I am thrilled that my cue for moving into your lives is coming up around the corner! In quiet moments, I reminisce on the good times when you express your oohs and aahs as I make my entrance. How I gracefully arrive donning pomegranate reds, cinnamon browns, and citrine yellows. Energy buzzes like a walk on the red carpet – a highly anticipated moment, so I have heard.

My sweet fragrance beautifies a stroll around the neighborhood. My cool touch refreshes, replacing summer’s harsh existence. And I am aware that Mr. Summer’s mood this year has been exceptionally unsympathetic toward you, my humans whom I adore!

Now regarding my work, I labor with patience and diligence – brush in hand and paint by my side to create a vibrant landscape. Lovely memories as vivid as the colors of my wardrobe…
memories of yesteryear before Mr. Raging Fire barged in, disrupting the balance of the nature of seasons.

Now, each year, a sense of dread crushes that sought-after anticipation of my arrival. And yet, defeat has not prevailed. This new reality only advises that my effort must toughen up…paint and brush lie in wait at my fingertips. The artist deep within will continue to create for you who appreciate the very essence of me.

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89 thoughts on “Anticipating Ms. Autumn”

  3. And here on the opposite side of the planet we are now in Spring with alternate cold fronts and hot fronts to deal with. But the flowers blossom and trees present at their best so life is good.

  8. Loved this, Lauren. Although we don’t necessarily have a Fall in South FL, the dip of a few degrees is always welcomed. And I do appreciate seeing Fall colors when I travel..🙏

  10. I certainly welcome the cooler temperatures. The color palette in my area isn’t as brilliant and varied as in other parts of the country, but when the aspens turn yellow and the cottonwoods change to orange, it’s still beautiful. I enjoyed this piece, Lauren. Wishing you a happy, peaceful upcoming autumn. 😊🍂

    1. Thanks so much, Mike. I’m glad you get to experience the yellows and oranges. I just love the colors of this season. And I can’t wait for cooler temps, but it’s going to heat up again this week. 🙂 Happy autumn to you, my friend. 🥰🍁🍂

      2. Thanks, Annette! She lives out of state, but we talked on the phone Sunday morning for 4 1/2 hours! It was awesome, and we’re flying Sunday to visit her and our SIL, so we’ll see her that night! Can’t wait! 🥰🎂

  23. Ms. Autumn speaks like a poet.

    This is a lovely message, and I am in love with autumn.

    I appreciate that you do not have your head in the sand, pretending the beauty is all there is.

    The fires, climate change… we need to know or we will do nothing.

    Loved listening to your voice, Ms. Autumn.

    Thank you!

    🫶🌟❦🍁🤎🧡🍂

    1. What a lovely comment, Resa, and Ms. Autumn appreciates it very much. As far as she can remember, the fire season began around here in 2017. So, while many couldn’t wait for her elegant entrance, the fires that raged at the same time, painted a haze over the excitement and anticipation. But as the years roll by, humans learn more and more to live one day at a time, still appreciating the beauty around and to come, as well as, preparing for a new norm. So, Happy September dear friend. 🧡🎉🍁🍂🌻

      1. Understood!
        Canada’s forests are fantastic, but they are burning now every summer, taking towns big and small with them.

        Hopefully we are just in a segue to a new norm, that will be born out of intelligence and caring.
        xoxo 🫶 ✨❦🧡🍁🍂🌻

  25. I enjoyed hearing your recitation, Lauren. For me the shift to autumn is fraught with grief over the loss of hot summer days. This year, so far, I’m not caught up in that cycle as much, with all the beauty and togetherness and reconciliation life has brought in recent months, though I do hope for many warm, golden sunny autumn days to come. I wish you a good week, my friend! 😊

    1. Thanks so much, Steve! I hope you get some warm, golden sunny autumn days. I love those, but today it’s 100 again, and that’s too hot! It’s been an exceptionally hot, hot summer, so that’s why I’m ready for cooler temps. 🙂 I wish you the same, my friend! ☀️🌞😎

      1. Oof, yeah, that’s pretty hot. Nice and cool as I sit in the shelter of the summer porch with the heat of the day less harsh without the direct sunlight. Oh, and the sound of the ice cream truck’s music as he weaves his way through the neighbourhood… Mmmm 🤗😎😊

  30. Dear Lauren
    We love autumn. All time sunshine and warm is boring and we are looking forward to real weather.
    Our last post is about the end of the sunflower season at our coast.
    Have a happy weekend
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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