Autumn in Summer

The warmth was so thick
that everything seemed to stand still
everything except for the cars,
the motorcycles and the bicycles
and the pedestrians naturally

Suddenly a windhose moved
a large amount of dried out leaves over the road
In the midst of all the busy traffic
It appeared like Autumn
on this tenth of August

The scene is engrained in my being
This contrast between the motionless atmosphere
of a clouded day right after a heatwave
And those Autumn leaves
Almost dancing

(written by Flora van Stek)