This book consists of a collection of poems from David Bowker; the majority were written in the autumn of 2022, but others are from the mid-1990s and the 2010s. The poems are observations and thoughts on life - they are responses to the author's experiences. Though David's creative life has largely been as a visual artist through painting, drawing, collage and photography - something that continues - the autumn of 2022 brought a need to express through words. The fruits of this period have been collated with those other poems from earlier years for this book.