Hail autumn!

Colourful season, a blessing of the year!

A marvel of nature!

Whose breath is dear.

Tell us, how your winds

Change green into brown,

Yellow, orange, red,

You weave designs around.

No artist can turn russet to sunshine shade;

Nothing on Earth is so richly inlaid;

With leaves of all sizes

Leaves of all shapes

Decorating the meadows in splendid drapes.

You dance to the breeze, soft and staid

You sway strong branches, you bargain and trade.

Till you’re shaken off the boughs

To sow the land

With ethereal hues that paint soil, stone sand.

Oh! wild autumn wind,

How strongly you blow!

You usher in winter

To mantle earth with snow.

By Prof. Maria D’Costa