20/9/1959 September leaves

Thanks to Mr Nash, I now know that 'sear' also means 'withered'... And here's a strange little tale of leaves. I went into the garden last night, armed with my iPhone torch as it was pitch black out there, to find some autumnal leaves. I wanted a maple leaf-shape, but there aren't any such trees in my garden - just a few fruit trees, and several dreaded leylandii. But there it was, at the end of the garden, the perfect leaf. Just the one!

So tenderly,
So trustfully
The darling buds of May *
Appear.

So sear
September leaves display
Glad memories,
Sad phantasies

20-9-1959

*quite deliberately stolen!