Revelation 2

autumn light flows like honey; 
dripping from branches 
and sliding down stems and trunks 
to settle golden on the ground  

its sweet energy feeds the forest floor; 
warming rock and revealing 
hidden moss and lichen;
composting freshly fallen leaves
and even stirring sleepy ephemerals 
who wonder if its time again to bloom 

there is a lesson in this comforting blend 
of light and warmth, decay and hope;
a truth about life and love and aging 
I might not have understood when I was young 

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Music pairing: Gold by Wake Owl

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Image: Fall Walk in Blossom Park – photo Diane Perazzo edited with Prisma