I anticipate the arrival of autumn every year.
Feeling sure that the sweltering southern summer will never end.
Looking forward to the holidays and the every days that the “-ber months” bring.
So wrapped up am I in that anticipation and preparation,
I often fail to notice the slightest change of color in a leaf,
Or the faintest cool in the morning breeze,
Which whisper that the season for which I have been yearning
Has begun to arrive.
Karri Temple Brackett
September 19, 2023