If I were a season,
I'd be Autumn
We don't call it Fall here
Our trees are evergreen.
I am warm
to touch on the cold mornings,
And nights,
calm as the silver ocean.
The fresh air filling my body,
heals.
I am a low light that spreads across the land,
rather than beats down on it.
A long exposure for colour,
gives detail.
Shadow and light,
shaping the hills and valleys.
The frost awakens,
like a wave splashing my face
opening me to the adventure
and potential,
a new day.
If I were a season
I'd be Autumn,
who comes prepared for the cold
About the Creator
Himiona Grace
film writer/director, musician and photographer. All photos, video are mine.
Aotearoa, New Zealand
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