Driving home today my dashboard thermometer read 108 degrees first day of fall semester classes another year begun at work still summer at home but fall is in the air A perfect imbalance of anticipation and apprehension A hot breeze blew up ahead setting off a chain reaction leaves twirling downward from a tree with huge branches and every part of me wanted to reach through the windshield to quickly push them back upward to where they had been and stop the fall I rushed to try to get there but it was no use the leaves had fallen The corn is so high it feels like we're driving through arid tunnels in certain places In front of me a room of eager fresh faces taking in my every word Behind me three sets of bright eyes watching my every move How to weigh out the significance? When there is nothing but imbalance on a grand scale everything moves forward green turns to gold and there is no turning back which is precisely the conundrum when each moment is so precious and time speeds along Summers end Leaves fall Time stands still Only long enough to question If I'm spending it discerningly I arrived home to be greeted by my three-tiered answer bounding up the driveway, if only for just this day, Yes.
I loved this posting – both the text and the pictures. Beautiful.
MorFar