Someone's autumn is another one's spring

It feels like a headstand

to think of spring

now that everything here is

turning yellow and orange

and dropping off

Not that easy to comprehend

things are shooting out

of the ground, turning

green and flowery and

unfolding down south

– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2026)

Written for Friday Writings #246: Light-hearted words for Spring (the prompt originated in the southern hemisphere).

The December in Rome haiku

Can’t believe I called
for air conditioning in June
now that I shiver.

– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2017)

Note
The truth and nothing but. Do you ever feel that there’s no possibility of too much heat when there’s (definitely!) too much cold? ... And Rome’s nothing compared to Moscow or Irkutsk!