Energetically,
We have passed into
The Yin cycle.

Our element, metal,
Marks the end of another
Earth elemental period.

The changes transpired last week
Accompanied by a hurricane
Named Reita
Following hurricanes
Ivan and Katrina,
All having left enormous
Death and destruction
In their wakes.

Officially,
Fall has come
But without autumn beauty;
Though it rained last night
A summer and early fall
Of excessive dry heat
Has left us with
Brown yards,
Brown mums
And brown gardens
Dripping of heavy dew.

Spirits lay low
This morning
Under grey skies
But in the greyness
Something moved.
Catching my eye:
A mother and child
Walked hand in hand
Down the sidewalk
Taking big steps
And smiling at each other.

In that moment, I paused
And breathed in
The sweetness of life.

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