10 Years Later: Still the Same

As we head out of the mountains….far ahead of the winter snow… I’m revisiting of a poem I wrote at a similar time and place…exactly 10 years ago: When we first arrived in October…immediately we slowed our attention focused on the fallen leaves that were carpeting the road. Stepping outside we noticed the trees seemed much brighter than before as if hinting at the coming miracles and wonders they had in store. Each morning we were greeted by the sun and a cool October breeze. Our eyes darted from one color to the next ‘neath the changing kaleidoscope of trees We found it nearly impossible to focus on one particular hue from the oranges, yellows and reds of the trees to the heavens dressed in blue. We were honored to be a witness at the season of Autumn’s birth. then quickly we felt the evanescence as more and more leaves rained down upon the Earth. It was wonderful to travel to the mountains and among the leaves to roam but time, as she moves ever onward is calling us back home. So we leave our mountains with smiles on our faces with new memories fresh inside our heads ready for our next adventure…like two 70 year old newlyweds. It’s true we live our life in moments…in a life that constantly rearranges which means it’s up to us to find our happiness as the world around us changes. Yes, life is one transformation after another…that’s what I perceive seems to me (just as we did 10 years ago) we have a lot in common with the changing of the leaves.