Shedding
Annamakerrig
It begins high up
the chestnut tree
with leaves on the twigs
on the tips of branches
where sap has slowed.
Turning amber
carried by the breeze
they touch the earth,
rest on the grass
where autumn begins
Tim Dwyer’s Accepting The Call has won the Straid Collection Award and is nominated for the Forward Best First Collection. He is a previous contributor to IS&T. He lives in Bangor, Northern Ireland.