Approaching solstice,
And the shortest daylight hours,
Foliage lights the sky


Grocery store skies
Looking up you’re reminded
Each step is a prayer


Towering autumn,
Colors filled in by the fall,
Winter is coming


Walk to the river
Every day with the seasons.
Changes soothe the soul


The rain fallen
On leaves that have left their trees
Beginnings finished


Stopping at places
With the light of the season
As if it’s brand new


Contemplating change,
falling back fall to winter.
Now hoping for snow
Spring blooms the tulips,
Autumn, the maple’s bright leaves.
Seasons take their turn




There’s often one day
Between the October rains
When the sun shines bright
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Each day when I walk
There’s a spot on the river
That changes each day
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The forest lightens
In Autumn when the leaves turn,
Heading to Winter
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Today my lunch walk
to the Willamette River
A textbook autumn day
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My spot on the dock.
On a walk to the river
each day, I find peace
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Deep roots that spread far
20 seasons have now passed
Wandering while rooted here
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A tunnel to fall
The canopy sways above
Crunching leaves below
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I mourn and rejoice,
The passing of some seasons
And beginning new
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A wood bridge crosses,
Autumn reflecting water,
Flowing under feet.
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Harvest Moon tonight,
Ichimatsu to observe
And honor the new Autumn
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The large bridge crossing ,
The Columbia River,
Merging in the Sea.
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The hilltop column,
Sits high above the small town.
Of Astoria.
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Each of the seasons,
Has moments that tip their hand.
Autumn crocus blooms.
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With summer’s last hike,
I can’t help but feel sorrow.
Autumn color soothes.
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On a walk today
Reflecting on the river,
And karma and death
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the shoulder season?
not the heart or head?
it defies them both!
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Bridging the seasons
Between the summer and fall
Soon colors will turn
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