AUTUMN LEAVES

The word autumn comes from the word automne in French, and was later normalized to the original Latin word autumnus. Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season. However, as more people gradually moved from working the land to living in towns the word harvest lost its reference to the time of year and came to refer only to the actual activity of reaping, and fall, as well as autumn, began to replace it as a reference to the season.
Autumn in poetry has often been associated with melancholy. The possibilities of summer are gone, and the chill of winter is on the horizon. Skies turn grey, and people turn inward, both physically and mentally. Rainer Maria Rilke, a German poet, has expressed such sentiments in one of his most famous poems, Herbsttag (Autumn Day), which reads,

Who now has no house, will not build one (anymore).

Who now is alone, will remain so for long,

will wake, and read, and write long letters

and back and forth on the boulevards

will restlessly wander, while the leaves blow.

(source : Wikipedia)

There's so much beauty in the colours and shapes of this season and I can't help but echo this sense of melancholic reflection and emphasize the lush abundance of the season — here's presenting, Autumn Leaves...

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*note : Lanceolate leaves are shaped like a lance; they have a broad base and taper to a point.














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*note : Moss agate (also called mocha stone) is a semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide. This mineral is commonly found in limestone and granite. It is a form of agate which includes minerals of a green colour embedded in the chalcedony, forming filaments and other patterns suggestive of moss. Despite its name, moss agate does not contain organic matter and is usually formed from weathered volcanic rocks. (source : Wikipedia)












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