Only Love Matters.
Autumn Leaves
are the most beautiful
right before they fall to the ground
and die.
Did you ever notice that
about people?
Some of the most beautiful moments
are experienced
when someone knows
their time left is short.
Things they once thought important
seems insignificant.
Only love matters.
Why can’t we live like this
all of our days?
Embrace that beauty within.
Let it shine.
Share it with others,
and see their beauty.
Only love matters.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
October Autumn Leaves, Wexford, PA
Change.
When the fear of change
challenges your thoughts
and stifles your actions,
look to the leaves of Autumn.
Marvel in their bold beauty,
and allow them to ignite your bravery.
Dare to embrace something new.
Confront your experience differently.
Welcome the transformation.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
In autumn the leaves come blowing, yellow and brown.
They rustle in the ditches, they tug and hang on the hedge.
Where are you going, leaves? Far, far away.
Into the earth we go, with the rain and the berries.
Take me, leaves, O take me on your dark journey.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-leaves.
In the deep places of the earth, the earth and the rabbit.Silverweed, Watership Down
Currently reading “Watership Down” by Richard Adams.
Have you read this classic?
We are reading it in preparation for our upcoming book club.
Would love to hear thoughts from those who have read.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Tip Toe through the… Fallen Leaves: A Charlie Guest Post.
I’m trying to tip toe,
taking it nice and slow..
but these crispy, crunchy leaves
which are supposed to be up in the trees
are warning my prey
and giving me away!
Good thing I’m only sneakin’
up on Mom who is peekin’
through that silly camera lens
that causes her to spend
way too much time
thinking of silly rhymes.
(Good thing I come along every once in a while and give her a break!)
Woofs & Wags,
Charlie
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Flames of crimson, pomegranate, and persimmon,
ambered gold, chartreuse, and mossy greens
struggle to compete with the saturated sapphire sky
marbled with softly suspended cottony clouds.
The intensity of the beauty surrounding me
almost overwhelms my senses.
My eyes and my mind try to absorb it all
as if snapping photos in a continuous burst mode
trying to find a special place to store them
to remember on a dark, dreary day
when my heart can’t remember the bright warmth
or the splendorous display of Autumn’s kaleidoscope of color.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Autumn Leaf on the Lawn – October, 2017 – Mars, PA
Things to leave…
Your mark on the world.
Your worries behind.
The door open.
Well enough alone.
Hurtful, unhealthy relationships.
Your sparkle on the world!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
The flowers of Fall
are the beautiful leaves
that in the summer
produced the forest’s shade.
The emerald and olive and mossy greens
turn to persimmon and crimson and gold.
The joy of Autumn
is in the cool, crisp breeze.
that carries the memory
of warmth and life and growth.
A breath of air inhaled
full of brisk, invigorating possibilities.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Autumn’s Grand Decree.
The old dogwood tree
whose blossoms caused glee
when bursting open in Spring
cannot compare
to the colorful majesty
of Autumn’s grand decree.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
It was all a blur…
until I looked closely.
I stopped and closed my eyes,
and I took a deep breath.
I exhaled slowly,
and then I opened my eyes.
And there it was…
I saw the beauty.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
The wind has picked up a determined strength.
And the cheerful orange leaves are all but lost.
The hours of daylight have grown shorter in length.
The morning’s dew has turned into frost.
Autumn’s time is growing near her blissful end,
And winter is waiting for her turn to shine.
Snowflakes and icicles will soon impend.
and warm crackling fires under woolen fleece blankets will be so divine.
One season’s sad retreat
makes room for the next’s joyful beginning.
Goodbye Autumn – it’s so bittersweet
as we prepare to welcome winter’s first inning.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
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