Leg deinen Schatten auf die Sonnenuhren,
und auf den Fluren lass die Winde los.
Befiehl den letzten Früchten voll zu sein;
gib ihnen noch zwei südlichere Tage,
dränge sie zur Vollendung hin und jage
die letzte Süße in den schweren Wein.
Wer jetzt kein Haus hat, baut sich keines mehr.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.
Rilke´s poem "Autumn Day" is one of the most beautiful German poems, I think. And it contains everything I´m thinking of when I think of Autumn. It means farewell, accomplishment, loneliness and contemplation. It has its own dark beauty but usually makes me sad.
When I was younger, autumn was my favourite season. Now I prefer spring with all its hope. And you?
My card for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Autumn" was made using stamps from Carabelle, IndigoBlu and PaperArtsy.
5 comments:
Lovely work my friend. The colors are wonderful.
it is a sweet collage! xo
Just right!!!
Your work is gorgeous. That background looks like a fresco painting. You pose an interesting question. My answer is from a different perspective. It's always hotter than heck here in the Summer so when we get Fall weather we are all pretty overjoyed. So I think that's why I welcome Fall so much. But I can see changing favorites to Spring. The older I get the more I feel the rebirth effect. xox
Lovely artwork. Now that I'm older, Fall does hold a sadness for me. It foreshadows the end, that Winter is.
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