Observation
Driving behind a school bus on a cool, early September morning, I see a boy turn and look out the window. Begrudgingly he is submitting to fall, leaving behind the freedom of summer. For me the release from the heat and the change of seasons allow my heart and mind to escape and dream. I live in castles in the sky on mornings like this. My castle is among many in the light blue sea of a September sky.
Haiku
A single leaf falls,
announcing Autumn's rebirth
my singing heart rises
Colors
A green-golden leaf flutters and falls towards me off the roof of the harsh yellow bus. It dances in front of the red brake lights and alights on my windshield. As we accelerate, it swirls in the brisk air, glad to be free. The brown faced boy mourns his entrapment. Could he attach his soul to the leaf, his heart would fly to the silver-white castles. My castle is among many in the light blue sea of a September sky.
It is a relief to be free of the heat and relax in the promises of fall.
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