Swirling paths of light
Leaves gently falling. swaying
Deaths hand plays a song
Of fractured domains singing
Complacent in the calling
The Onset Of Autumn
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Where Did Fall Go?
It’s the second of November and it doesn’t feel like fall,
An unlikely wind is upon us, failing to heed the call,
And now the day is over and as nice as it has been,
I like it much, much cooler, to keep me in my zen.
Now some of you that are out there, may enjoy a warmer day,
To get outside while you can to walk and run and play,
But days like this, my dear old friends, I really couldn’t care,
Because I’m the kind of dude, who likes the chilly air.
The Exploits of Autumn
The wind caresses each tree,
Cool and calculated, each leaf a shadow of its previous life.
Drifting downward, it’s breath taken, patiently awaiting rebirth,
Autumn’s inevitable demise the path it must follow,
Measured in time and longing for the unknown,
The coming cold dark nights tell the story and the truth
Of life itself.
Winter Awaits Us
The woods are brown and the trees they are bare,
Seductive and mysterious, a chill in the air.
The feel of the earth, so crunchy and soft,
I walk them alone, the cool morning frost.
Anticipation awaits us, change we will see,
An eventual white blanket, will coat every tree.
It’s as old as the ages, as sure as the sun,
The coming of winter, another season is done.
A Life Transformed
The trees of fall they bend and sway,
All in the promise of a crisp clear day,
But the cold nights come with hopes anew,
With blades of grass now soaked in dew.
The leaves have fallen, the sky now clear,
All beauty in time, my heart holds dear,
But we all stand alone when our fears do take hold,
The change of the seasons, a story is told.
So as time marches on with loss keenly felt,
Our hearts still in place, the cards have been dealt.
After winters fine wrath has wiped the slate clean,
A brand new beginning can start to be seen.
D.O.A. (Death of Autumn)
Darkened days now the norm
Temperamental winds usher in a frosty reality while
Falls grasp, tenuous and slipping,
Tries to remember days lost in an autumnal haze.
Fiery reds are extinguished and relinquish themselves to blades coated in a fine morning dew.
Wasting away, the tears of tomorrow are soaked into the earth with the
Promise of a new day.
Winter Approaches
Winter approaches
Clouds softly explode at night
Fluffy white goodness
Another Poem About Fall
Dark brown, orange and yellow life sway in the cool October breeze.
Fragile and clinging to life, each one fears what they can’t escape,
The inevitable forcing them to hold on, the quest for one more day.
The days pass, the grip loosens and darkness overwhelms them-
Floating gently to the ground, memories of sweet summer days fade.
Meeting the earth, it welcomes them promising new life, another chance
At…Death? Rebirth?
Cool Fall Day
The rain has ended
Solemn skies no longer weep
Clear blue skies triumph
Keep Living
The air is cool as the leaves fall gently to the ground. Silhouetted against the icy blue sky, the mind heads south, trying to escape the wrath of the coming winter.
Summer tries to hold on, providing false hope to all.
Still, the scent of icy inevitability urges us on, a reminder that time, in its cyclical beauty and in alignment with each season, can not be counted on to preserve the past.
But the past continues to dominate, caressing each memory, changing them to align with our reality, making the unpredictably of life what sustains life.
The Zen Hiker 