by the bass pond

ducks

leaves falling

silence

clouds

dampness

yellow, orange, red, brown and green hues flank the lake

mallords quacking

crow squawking

waterfall trickling

autumn is here

without the cold, without snow

breathe

Look

it’s okay to grieve

the loss of seasons, family, friends, youth, lymph nodes, partial breast, hearing, memory, eyesight

Listen to the sounds of nature, the leaves falling, the mallards, the crow, the wind

See the trees, my friends, God in nature, all around me

thank you God

©Anita Adams 2017