The Taste of Autumn

Hot chestnuts warming in their skin
Wild cherries for the brandy and sloes for the gin

Bramley apples and blackberries stewing together
Halls decked with bouquets of dried heather.

Deep dark red petals from the English rose
Pineapple mint where the rosemary grows.

Oranges and lemons for extra taste
Walnuts for the cake and almonds for the paste.

October’s pumpkins glowing bright
Apples drip with toffee for bonfire night.

But waiting for the polished conkers to fall
Makes autumn the best season of them all.

(Cheryl Love)