Ode to Autumn

Autumn is here. A time of real visible change is upon us. The change of Autumn leaves in the North-east. It just has to be one of the most spectacular visions that our eyes can behold; at least in my opinion. I was born in Ohio; one of the many states that has "all four seasons" which are pretty fairly distributed. Of course,  I believe there is TOO much Winter and a too little Spring, Summer can be WAY TOO hot but sometimes, Autumn can be JUST right. What a beautiful Season.




Watching the changing seasons seems to be a somewhat sad yet almost exhilarating experience. Why don't we have the same promise of beauty with change in our lives?  We all go through "seasons" in our lives and I guess I am experiencing a Winter of sorts after my mom's passing. I feel that things are "frozen over"  but the buds of life are beneath a thick blanket of snow; being preserved for the Spring.
 

We can still see the long shadows being cast by the summer-like sun through the colorful trees.  We remember the previous Seasons but somehow we stop and enjoy this one. While the Earth is coming to a rest, we pause to appreciate the change, we take time to look and enjoy it. I only hope that change could be so beautiful in our lives.

 

I fell in love with a young man in the Autumn of 1981, thirty years ago. We enjoyed several beautiful  Autumns together. The Autumn of 1985 was abruptly and harshly interrupted by life's chaos and destruction. The Winters that began in 1985 through 2010 were more like one VERY LONG Winter. Yet, to this day,  Autumn has always been and STILL is my, our favorite Season. We met again in the Spring; almost poetic reunion and will enjoy our first Autumn together in twenty-six years.

Enjoy this Autumn in your life. Embrace change and welcome the new phase that is being brought to you. Enjoy it for "what it is" and do not dread what it "will become". Breathe in each sweet new fragrance as if it is for the very first time. Go ahead and jump in a pile of newly raked or blown leaves. Feel the crispness of the Autumn breeze on your cheeks and warmth of the cooling sun upon your face. Hear the leaves laugh as they drift down and join them in a chuckle and a smile.

Happy Autumn