“As the season’s Change”

I paddled my boat today

Until my heart felt it would burst
Until my arms trembled like a newborn
Until my temples pounded in disapproval

I paddled my boat today
Until my body demanded that I stop.

I sat on a rock today and looked……

At deep blues and pale grays
That rippled across the water
Reflected back at me and
Streaming from the sky

I strolled along the bank today and heard……

The constant static
Of water slipping over rocks
Blended with
The chirps and whispers
As nature conversed


I relaxed on an island today and felt…..

The sharp sting of an
Early fall wind as it
Battled the persistent haze
From the summer’s memories

I looked up today and breathed…..

In the scent of change
As it drifted by
Its passage marked
Only by white
Fluffy seed pods
Sentinels
Heralding in
The new season