Fall, leaves, fall
By Emily Bronte
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
(Source: Poetry Foundation)
A visual ode to the turn of season here in Amsterdam.
Buitenveldert
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Europaboulevard
De Bijenkorf
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Spui
Bush Honeysuckle
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Royal Palace, Dam Square
Keizersgracht
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Amstel Park
Buitenveldert
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Prisengracht
Uilenstede
Europaboulevard
Autumn in Amsterdam 2017
Dam Square, Nieuwe Kerk
Van Boshuizenstraat
Bush Honeysuckle