autumn

White Mountains, New Hampshire

Today I'm blogging with friends about our favorite seasons. I love Autumn, particularly in New England where I have spent much of my life. This time of year makes me nostalgic for the deciduous forest as well as the ocean and calls to mind:

long, deep shadows
shimmering trees
an evening campfire with my favorite sweatshirt
cool breezes on a rocky coast
pumpkins, witches, and vampires
diving into leaf piles mainly for the smell of it
hot apple cider
sienna mums and the cornucopia
hayrides
chestnuts
and the slow ease into Winter

Please visit my friends posting today:
Andes Cruz
Kathryn Cole
Natsuko Hanks
Beth Cyr
Barbara Donovan
Diana Fazio 
WATTO

a poem

I've been collaborating with a couple of poets recently (which I'll blog about soon). I write a little every now and then and was going through some of my old poems tonight, this is from 2005 and one of my favorites.

    
     Your Voice

     I could just

     crawl inside your voice

     and take a nap.

     sounds resonate

     I know

     I've heard before

     Peace

     like a wall. a shelter

     strong enough

     that I could truly sleep

     sleep deeply

     without worry

     without harm

     Peace.

     a sane vibration

     effervescing

     rising to the surface

     calling me home