Farewell, Autumn
by Supatra Sen / November 8th, 2026
The leaves have been shed
The earth holds them
In rich hues
Nature once adorned
Has let go of it all
Continuing the cycle
Of loss and renewal…
Season of mist fog and chill
Short days
A truant sun
Playing elusive on the balcony
And window sill
Futile to chase and hold the golden glow…
Time to say good bye
To all that was in full glory
Colours and harvest
Fullness and ripening
The year has drawn to an end
The daughter has departed
For her home in the hills
Life has nearly completed yet another cycle…
Time to bid farewell then
Adieu…
I will wait for your return
Knowing that one day
When everything seems bright and beautiful
I will have to let go of it all
And move on…
Dr
Supatra Sen, currently Associate Professor in a reputable Kolkata college is a veteran academician, teaching and researching in the fields of Botany and Environment. Her over hundred twenty publications as international books, papers and reviews are chiefly in her professional subject. She has edited several UGC funded ISBN volumes and is also the founder and Chief Editor of an ISSN peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary academic journal
Harvest since 2016. Her tryst with poetry writing began in 2020 during the global pandemic and in October 2021 her poetry anthology
My Autumn Sonata was published.
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This article was posted on Sunday, November 8th, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.
