An Anonymous Comment... and Mine:
True, true. It is a very wet September so far; it's raining now and gets heavier too. The Heavens crying its eyes out at the state of the world, a world with hardly any peace, where newly invented drones fill the skies to destroy.
911 - a number known to all Americans, and the world. The Emergency services number. 911 will be seared in the memory of the world.
Every season has its beauty. Autumn, or Fall, is resplendent in fiery colours. It is also harvesting season, when Mother Earth offers puny Man her rich larder to tide over the lean Winter.
In this New World, it is Time for Thanksgiving, an occasion many considered as important, if not more, as Christmas. At American and Canadian universities, Fall is when term begins afresh, time for Orientation and Homecoming, when the blaze of academic life and enquiring minds are stoked anew.
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless, With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core...
So, in Asiatic Singapore, we get the brown branches and green leaves bowing under the weight of the thunderstorm. Expect more rain this September 2025. And are we expecting the school holiday, Teachers' Day, Prophet Muhammed's Birthday, Little India's Deepavali Light-up, the Hungry Ghost, Mooncake or Mid-Autumn Festival too? Better check them out.
Let's fill our skies with the pops of yesteryear:
Maybe September, Tony Bennett.
Come September, Bobby Darin.
September Morn, Neil Diamond.
September In The Rain, Sarah Vaughn.
September When I First Met You, Barry White.
September Of My Years, Frank Sinatra.
Try To Remember, Brothers Four.
There are other singers too.
Whoops! Forgot the umbrella!
Comments are welcome.
[Anonymous, Comment Page on 13 September 2020 wrote; and I added some.]
4 comments:
Always a pleasant month Andy. Cool and slightly wet. Never like the hot and humid searching sun. Thanks for the song suggestions.
Cool and wet September? Too bothersome to carry a brolly when going out? No sweat...just stay indoors, chill, and listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
To ANONYMOUS above. You need to specify your name, or else I won't be able to identify who you are. But thanks very much for the comment. They are always appreciated...
Remembering these last four month of the year are easy because in English they all end in “ber”. So it’s SEPTEMBERRR, OCTOBERRR, NOVEMBERRR, DECEMBERRR, either wet or cold.
Post a Comment