A Poem that doesn't rhyme:
(Written by Sheila Gail Landgraf)
The crisp sharp sunlight filters down through my bedroom window.
It nudges me awake from warm
and cozy sleeping.
The air is cool as I regretfully
leave the comfort of warm quilts and grab my robe.
Bare feet against wooden floors
whisper that winter is coming soon.
The air feels fresher; almost as
if a cool rain has fallen through the night,
Leaving only cheerful sunlight
behind.
Everything is brighter and
cleaner today.
I take deeper breaths.
The air feels good and fresh in
my lungs.
I breathe in Fall and all of its
wonderfulness.
Morning coffee just has a better
flavor in this season,
I add cinnamon for fun.
I sip slowly as I linger in the
slanted light, wishing I were more carefree.
Finally I step out into the
morning and see the trees have put on their annual fashion show.
They parade all around me in their
vivid deep colors,
Those long, lean, graceful trees
that understand the art of modeling better than any human,
I pass between them on my way,
Feeling small and insignificant
in their midst;
My eyes noting how each tree characteristically
paints the sky behind it with a unique individual flair.
Their swirling leaves dance on the side
of the road as I travel on toward the mundane destinations of the day,
Those messy trees leave their
fashion in a trail all over the earth’s floor,
like a teen-aged girl who has
over-shopped.
I drink in the colors of lovely leaves,
Waving at me,
dancing in the wind as if they
were next door neighbors calling out for me to stop and say hello.
The pumpkins at the curb market
smile toothy smiles
as I venture on down the road.
I resist the urge to stop and
pick one for my front porch.
I know I would be late for
nothing important;
So I move on.
With the magic of God’s creation
surrounding me as I go,
I proclaim out loud to no one in
particular that it is a shame I must continue with my boring usualness.
On such a day, it simply isn’t
fair!
And it just doesn’t seem right
not to stop a bit in the Fall and move a little slower.
I feel as if the whole world
should just stand still for at least a day
And absorb the returning of this
lovely season’s beauty.
It is the beginning of Fall
And I am completely in awe.
