Last Autumn

Leaf 211 – Art Inspired

 

Shufu Miyamoto - Late Autumn

This is an #artinspired poem, a sequence of linked verse. I wrote these lines after seeing a print by Shufu Miyamoto, titled: ‘Late Autumn.’ This artwork reminded me of a trip to the upper reaches of the Tama River, to the west of Tokyo last year (see, Leaf 40).

 

 

This time last year,

together ascending

the Tama River.

 

Maple leaves aglow -

woodsmoke and

rushing water.

 

Russet, yellow, brown

and green leaves -

burnishing the mountains.

 

 

 

This linked verse sequence was written and originally posted on Bluesky.