WAYS TO SAY AUTUMN



in Latin: autumnus

in French: automne

in Italian: autunno

in Spanish: otoño

in Portuguese: outono

in Arabic: خريف

in Lakota: ptaŋyétu

in Cebuano: tingdagdag

in Somali: deyr

in Greek: φθινόπωρο

in Chechan: güire

in Thai: ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง

in Persian: پاييز

in Czech: podzim

in Finnish: syksy

in Japanese: 秋

in Chinese: 秋天





in Danish: efterår

in Dutch: herfst

in low German: harvst

in Old English: hærfest

in Icelandic: haust




Or, in Me:

haystacks

gravel-road drives

dark earth

dried herbs

acorns

bonfires

wild rice

yelloworangeredbrown

tractors and harvest time

pomagranates

warm cheese

corners of swirling leaves

morning fog

pumpkins

auburn skies

I see you, you see me

thinner trees

cheers from fields on Friday nights

warm soup

hearty bread

frost

moon all golden, so high



Emily Brisse

www.landingoncloudywater.blogspot.com