 I imagine that I'm a leaf... sailing through the wide open sky... rolling & tossing in the fragrant Autumn breeze. I'm soaring higher... higher... surrounded by unending mounds of trees and puffy white clouds. I'm separated from all form of human life... all the fragilities that puncture the heart & soul are out of reach of me. Only a select few get to pursue this freedom... chasing untouched rainbows... flying higher and higher... ripping and cutting through air with powerful strokes... each gust lifting me closer and closer to the divine creator... bouncing off the warm rays of the evening sun. I can see others below... just lying there... desolate... perplexed... deadened... crushed and crumbled. But I'm so full of life!... caught up in the peaceful solitude of being a living part of this spendid, unique nature. I become heavy as the evening dew begins to fall upon my back... I tumble downwards... my multi-colored coat glistening in the sun. I reach out to embrace the wide span of miles... there's no stopping time's odyssey. My breathtaking, yet demanding journey is almost exhausted... silence spins it's web tightly around me as I fall... fall. ©  ©Property of the author. Do not copy, edit, reproduce, etc. without permission.   Graphics by Sleepy Designs 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
