Autumn Reverie
As autumn begins her slow journey
leaving brilliant colors in her wake,
I think of you.
It was a crisp day in autumn that I was
first drawn to your smile, do you remember?
Your long
dark lashes lowered in a shy tender way.
My gaze was fixed on you as I breathed in your
sweet scent.
A wisp of your raven hair fell across your brow.
I wanted to reach out and brush it back for you.
Suddenly I
felt a rush, a blush bloomed on my face,
and just that fast, I fell in love.
A week
went by until I saw you again. I could barely
contain my excitement. We made plans to
have coffee.
After our rendezvous we walked in the park
with autumn displaying her brightest hues,
our enjoyment
of the colors only surpassed by our first kiss.
It wasn’t meant to be that we would stay together.
And now,
looking back at all those years ago, I remember and
*everything carries me to you.
© Connie Marcum Wong
Note* The last line of my poem is borrowed from Pablo Neruda’s
Poem “If You Forget Me”
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