Autumn is a woman in a red dress

When she was young, she was dazzling. A film star or a model. But she was all surface. Shallow enough to take people’s approval as proof of her value. There followed a period of late rebellion during which anyone’s approval was clear proof of their lack of judgement. One day she will be a Grand Old Woman. People will sit at her feet and seek her approval. She will be an ideal and will no longer be a person. But today, right now, she is in her prime.