spring flowers know how to

open up

and autumn trees how to let go;

standing in a sea of wine and honey

colored leaves,

show me how to leave

the pretty things behind,

that i have carried for

a very long time.

Close your eyes

Can you feel the sun on your face?

The wind taking away the heat on your skin

The leaves flowing by you

Dancing to some unheard tune

Dancing through its cousins

It brings the best of them all

Rain, sun, chill

And reminds you

Of the best of everything

those piercing green eyes spoke of blades, sharp objects to center her soul

his darker moments hiding in the fading light

of a Winter’s heavy sigh,

leaves will soon fall,

spreading as if a thick blanket on the cold stone pavement

a gentle welcome for the first soft snow

you see, he was born in the days that spoke of short hours

and too long nights

the green of his glassy windows

the only sign of a longed awaited spring

Grasses waving at the soft orange sunsets,

You and I laying next to each,

counting

shapes of clouds…

Some southwest wind

whispering a long forgotten ancient story,

buried underneath some faraway waters near the horizon,

deep rosy dream mixed with some azure green past life memories.

The whole world suddenly seemed so quiet.

We finally

give up fighting,

surrendering the self to the wind…

Dappling golden orange sunlight,

softly and gently wrapping its gossamer wings around

our autumn breath.

Let’s close our eyes,

take a brave jump…surrender and

dive into this mysterious unknown.

Allow gravity take full control, and empty out

those inundating story-lines,

allow trains of thoughts slowly drifting off the old records’ tracks…

Allow the chill autumn wind,

to sweep off our feet.

Hearts plunge deeper into

this season of changing colors.

Brave child,

let’s go sky-diving, together

spinning like an autumn leaf.

Spreading our wings wider,

dancing, spinning, and

singing our hearts on and on--

the song of earth

and our journey

back home.