I love the autumn like I love the rain
for it beckons the secrets of life with each passing day
it knows about death and how natural it is even as it is desolate
both in vision and in heart
yet, it still knows the light of day
as the sunlight glistens upon the tri-colored leaves
it has depth, the depth of bright red, yellow,orange tints
that swallow you whole
that whisper leaf by leaf
silently falling to the ground
that all that falls, hides and slips away comes to rise again in the spring
it understands change and cycles
and it is at peace with loss the way no human could ever be
autumn’s wisdom brings soothing
asking for warmth and comfort
hand knitted sweaters poured out of love, the embrace of human touch
as some of our joys are stripped away
it seems to gather all the melancholy of the heart and makes it beautiful
allowing the feeling of ease, in the ocean of coloured leaves that lighten up human sorrow
for this I love autumn because it does not shy away from loss
but rather embraces it
SuzyQ