Autumn Blessings

October 1998

For a moment body and soul

Are one with the beating heart of earth ̶

Praise the yellow sunflowers

And the wild fruits ripening.

Now the wondrous autumn light

Steals across the silent lake ̶

Praise asters and the fading phlox

And the energy of chrysanthemums.

Leaves imprint their brilliant hues

Behind the eyes, in the soul's still space ̶

Praise camellias and the crocus of fall.

And the bright pink stars of cyclamen.