Autumn fades to Winter

A Poem

Watercolour on paper by the writer

Daylight spurn
Ochre, tan, auburn
Dying leaves
Chinaars flake
Lying afire by the lake
Autumn’s damp lanterns.

Breeze inhales
Panoramic hues
Earthly reds
Ether’s blues
Temperature fogs time’s quartz
Oh! Winter peeps through.

Chinaar or eastern sycamore, botanical name being Platanus orientalis, is a majestic tree. The valley of Kashmir in India is abound with Chinaar trees. These deciduous yet long-lived trees paint the landscape in colours of flame with their fall foliage.

This piece is composed in Shadorma form of poetry. Shadorma is a Spanish 6-line syllabic poem of 3/5/3/3/7/5 syllable lines respectively.

Shadorma is an uncommon poetic form as per Somsubhra Banerjee in Literary Impulse. You may find the details in the link below:

Uncommon Poetic Forms

Era Garg October 2021