life – Page 9 – Picking Up Roots

Fall

Fall arrived on the back
of a gray rainstorm;
the air was stripped
of its warm thickness
becoming crisp and lean;
its bite a welcome relief
from a Summer
that lingered too long;

Winter is on the horizon,

for now
we'll enjoy the clarity
of Fall

Evaporation

dew drops
moisten the tips
of sharp green blades,

they glisten and sway
as the blades dance
in the mourning breeze,

awaiting their deaths
at the hands
of the rising sun,

ignoring the inevitable
they shimmer on
in celebration
of tomorrow's new beginning

as a quiet breeze
brings forth
the warmth of the day

Nostalgia

our histories
lose the complexity
of their time
when viewed
through the prism
of nostalgic memory