Comes but once a year
has a quieter energy
magic memories
of back to school
with new lunch kit
fresh pack of pencil crayons
and in grade 5
having to use a fountain pen

Those times are long gone now
yet still the vib remains
a different smell in the cool crisp air
that makes one long for distant days
of family dinners
so many loved ones still alive
to share the view

What can one do?
but celebrate his or her own life
to be able to walk
amid crunching leaves
the reassuring scent of
bonfire and fireplace
once more the circle travelled
the sun setting ever earlier still


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09/04/2021

Posted on 09/04/2021
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