As Fall Approaches - Lynn Robinson

[Larry Robinson]

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> On Nov 20, 2019, at 7:37 AM, Larry Robinson <Lrobpoet at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> As Fall Approaches
> 
> 
> As fall approaches. 
> The distillation of summer’s sun
> Overflows like golden syrup 
> Down the mountainside
> 
> Insects suck the last sustenance, 
> Now turned to molasses
> Before inevitable cooling winds interrupt their busyness
> And make way for thunder and rain
> 
> Colors of autumn burst forth, 
> Transition visible to the human eye 
> And always, change, the only constant.
> 
> As you gaze around
> Pay attention!  
> Savor these halcyon days
> And all those you’re gifted to encounter
> 
> Stand still in wonder, 
> Notice what stirs within
> Welcome the coruscation of your senses
> 
> Vibrant life will surely reemerge from death’s compost 
> Now pungent with the rotting of summer flora.
> Decay’s elemental richness will infuse 
> The roots of trees for branches yet to be born
> 
> For now, the copper haze of this shortened afternoon
> Clutches briefly at the warmth of a sleeveless day
> Having lived this long, you know the sudden evening cooling 
> Waits to enfold you with promise of darkened months
> 
> You are a part of the vicissitudes
> One season to the next
> Within this very moment,
> The persistence of change cries out to be known within you.
> 
> 	- Lynn Robinson
> 
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