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Fall

I cannot deny that it is Fall
the mirror reveals the change in my foliage
and my aching bones decry
my heart's attempt to keep it August still.
but that's just fine
I have no need to turn back calendars
or years
it is as it must be...

it is a season of putting away
the things we wore in warmer times
T-shirts, shorts, unrealized dreams..
hoses, mowers, lotions,creams
we used to beautify our outward look..
we'll soon be covered snowy white
but snow has beauty of its own.

and it's a time of preparation
for the Winter that must come..
storm windows and faith
cords of wood and living wills
the furnace must be checked
so must the heart..

I can hope for Indian Summer
when warmth lingers long beyond its time
it was granted to my father
and he's used it in wise ways..
may it be given unto me.

and when my muscles ache
from unaccustomed leaf raking
and my heart from seeing what's ahead
there's a warm fire waiting
and food and drink for my soul..
she loves me still.
when I face the final storm
I will not be alone
I have this one last Fall..
let Winter come.

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 02:10:50 | Rating:

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I like the tone of the writing not a longing for summer and for youth but at the same time not weary of what's to come, an acceptance...

Very well written - we don't have the same kind of winters as people in the North - ours are icyc cold and snowless - but occasionally we still have the sun to warm the odd day...

Posted by Acinerov on 2009-11-03 02:29:45

thanks.. and that's how i feel. I had my summer.. and I await the Winter knowing I'm prepared.. I feel sorry for places that don't know seasons.. I see so many Californians tying to keep their minds.. and bodies.. in eternal summer..

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 02:38:45

Acceptance: hey, winter's cool.

Posted by stevehayes13 on 2009-11-03 02:46:37

I'm ready..

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 10:42:58

Northern California,where I now live, does have it's 4 seasons Mike. But I do miss the red and orange of the Maple Trees in fall back east.
Fall says "Cozy up to winter but enjoy the beautiful ever changing landscape around you." It's the most photographed time of year.

Posted by cabinfever on 2009-11-03 03:10:10

yep:it sure is...

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 10:45:11

Great post mike thanks for sharing this great insight to the fall.
have a wonderfull day
regards fraglerock

Posted by fraglerock on 2009-11-03 03:37:33

I'm there.. but it's ok.. thanks frag..

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 10:46:44

Very nice imagery! I can sure identify with the aches!

Posted by Wheresmycoffee on 2009-11-03 04:12:53

I keep the Ibuprofen factory working nights...

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 10:48:10

I love the angle you took with this challenge..Good job!

Posted by kellie1979 on 2009-11-03 05:43:23

thanks Kellie.. inspired mostly by Jimmie Durante's "september song.." thanks for stopping by!

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 10:50:27

You have managed (yet again) to look at life in different ways, seasons. What season would I be in - humm - I think I'm still in August but the month is soon coming to an end. LOL Loved it - Book marking it -- will always remember it. Bless you PM

Posted by BeJeweled on 2009-11-03 14:07:47

its an oft- used metaphor but good, i think.. perhaps attaining SS is like labor day- a time to celebrate work, but a time to rest from it.. fall is a good place in life. when you put away youthful ambitions,you find all things you've learned. I wrote once of "the quiet satisfaction of becoming wise." it is so..

Posted by pastormike on 2009-11-03 15:40:47