Autumn colors
Were the colors this vibrant
When I was getting ready for returning guests?
Planning meals..
Beds for sleeping...
Beds for returning perenials
As I mowed the lawn
Did the water glisten so brightly
With tiny sparks, dancing on the surface
Like blinking Christmas tree lights?
As I watered and pulled weeds
Were the hues of pink, orange and red
And the tiny golden clusters in the center of my zinnias always so bright?
Something changed......
The colors?
The sun’s position?
Or perhaps the return of my Autumn Self
— Anonymous