untold futures
so many changes,
scent of decay
necessary losses
autumn leaves
waving like there’s
no tomorrow…
unknown destinies..
are they really?
darkness looms
ever so cunning
coloured leaves
giving notions of joy,
and yet,
life’s on pause…
trees shedding
life- one by one…
on a sheet of rot
children unaware
seeing only beauty
prancing, giggling
jumping into piles
staring at the sky
until they’re all packed
stuffed in paper bags
carted off -- interred
some buried
in their gardens
rest through the winter
bringing life to earth
in the spring
how I love the different shades
this bittersweet season
the freshness
of the air
and yet,
the scent of death
pierces my soul
my joints scream
my heart is heavy…
wondering if spring
will ever come again…
©cheryl-lynn 2021/09/21
Daily Moment Muse – Free Verse
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