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Falling towards Autumn
Thoughts, memories, remembrances fill my head and squeeze my heart from a crazy year. I’ve been striving to finish one task and then another, racing toward the finish line. Only to find out the line has moved. It’s time to breathe deep and close my mind, allowing the stillness of fall to settle on my ears. So much is happening around us in nature as it prepares to rest. Voices are quieted and responsibilities set aside as I pause to listen to the rustling of leaves and the cricket’s song. Squirrels race from tree to bush, mapping out the final locations of their underground food bunkers. Unique in shape and…