Autumn In July

Richard Ankers Writing November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 1 Minute

A giant of gold, ochre and sunburst orange, interspersed by flickering, cerulean sky, it almost touched heaven. Almost, but not quite.
There were no shouts of timber, nor any of concern. It fell in silence, birthing a tempest the same. More an angry calm than a gentle storm, its discarded mantle made russet oceans of the city streets and obliterated the meadows in deathly hues. Like Autumn in July, I shivered. I tugged up my collar and gritted my teeth.
I wept as I watched. The tears hissed off my skin. My last thought? Just why we’d killed it? The Earth, that was. Didn’t we all?

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Published by Richard Ankers

Richard M. Ankers is the English author of The Eternals Series and Britannia Unleashed all published by Next Chapter. Richard feels privileged to have had stories and poetry published all over the world. He lives to write. A prolific writer, a constant source of clearing his mind, Richard has created this website to share just some of the many poems and prose he has written that would otherwise have fallen by the wayside. Reading and writing have always been Richard's main love along with the pursuit of keeping fit, running, walking, and anything that provides a spectacular view. Running in the rain with his headphones on whilst dreaming up some future storyline is just about perfect. It would be nicer still if that run was in Switzerland or Norway, but we can't have everything. Oh, and coffee, lots and lots of coffee. View all posts by Richard Ankers

Published November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

2 thoughts on “Autumn In July”

@mlhe says:

November 11, 2020 at 6:00 pm

Thank you, Richard. This topic is coming up a lot for me lately. I want to scream at the top of my lungs, with my most powerful voice, “We are so sorry, Mother Gaia, please forgive us and allow us the grace of penance.”

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1. Richard Ankers says:
  
  November 11, 2020 at 8:45 pm
  
  There’s those that see it and those that won’t. It’ll be the latter that get the biggest shock. Such a shame.
  
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