Autumnal meditation

time creeps by
as if fearful to disturb its participants
the sun impels the sky
to the place where
shadows hide beneath objects
embracing the dark

gathering the flow
into a seamless hand
the abundance of the moment
cascades over and under
and through the stillness
into the marrow of
an ever-bubbling cauldron
emanating each sliver
of eternal now

as light drives out shadow
so does night devour day
Persephone readies herself
for the long sleep underground
the dismal polity
besieging the earth
trails in the balance

elemental reflections
burrow into memories
the carnelian glow of
extant leaves turning mellow
migrating droves cry out
their bitter farewells

the sown reaped
seed scattered aimlessly
the dormant progeny
abides quietly
through the dark night
for honeyed days to
erupt into boundless joy


© 2001 Melissa Songer