Autumn drapes the coast
with rain and heavy cloud.
The yielding land,
eased by cool air, drinks
the sky’s soft blessing.
I feel the rootward pull
with daylight fading,
evening drawing close.
Nurtured by the dark,
my soul embraces night
in dreamlike mystery,
while I weave an autumn tale,
offered to the ebbing tide,
claimed by winter seas.
Reading of “Autumn Story” with music by Diana Krall.
Beautiful, with soothing music. Autumn’s mystery surrounds your words. Thank you, Don.
Here’s wishing you a beautiful Autumn, awash in golds, oranges and greens.
Don — You hit the trifecta for me with this one. Diana Krall music, my favorite season & your beautiful, poignant poem. Thanks for sharing.
Likewise, Don, I feel the pull, yet ease, that surrendered yielding can embrace: Dreamlike mysteries nurtured in the midst of ineffable Newness yet to come.