Only Autumn Once

In the middle of May
Or on Mother's Day
She read the blog that made it all go away

All the hoping
And coping
And roping
Calfs and mountains she climbed

The trees insist on changing
And children refuse to stay small
All the rearranging
In the world won't prevent the next fall

Another woman wrote
If I only get to be Amber once
And she heard the discordant note
In her soul, Dunce

Whispered her self doubt
And she wanted to find the open range
And ride until the colors ceased to change
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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June 6, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Autumn, the poet said that time doth make corpses of us all. But so long as these inscribed words last there need only be one Autumn; You. You touched me, Will
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