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the Autumn within Me

As days grow shorter and cooler
so do my feelings and trust
in what I once worshipped, felt
and believed in.

It is said that “nothing stays the same”,
now I know it is so!
There are rules which have no exception,
“you find out the hard way”...

and deeply within, the colours of
autumn days lose their warm brightness
leaving a gentle sadness in my heart.

... life has taught me well and I

have gathered the things I love ...

special moments secretly treasured
in the safe of laughter,
unlocked words whispered by blowing leaves,
tiny creatures’ lives cuddled up in my lap
making up the golden essence
which inhabits ...
... my Autumn self.