For a Time
For a time
The light and shadows grow longer and penetrate deeper
Around, beyond, through me
Shifted from a northwest to a southwest orientation seemingly overnight
Our star is still bright, intense, but the early evening air is significantly cooler
Causing the skin and hair on my bare arms to raise increasing area to absorb the heat
For a moment the surface of my arm doubles in size, I change
To anticipate the frigid cold
Winter comes with a shift in axis
And a shift in my equilibrium and I've also become older
As I feel the northern world drift away from the sun
The days grow shorter and the nights longer
And green falls from gold, to orange, to red, brown and black
Descending through colors until only white remains
And stops the earth for a time.
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