In the quiet embrace of fall 
I lie 
Blowing bubbles of troubling
Thoughts

And watch the gentle
Sunshine 
Melt them away
On the wings of
Cotton candy clouds

And the blue sky smiles at
My thoughts and giggles
At my worries

Life is just a fleeting game
Of search and find –
A hide and seek –

We rush for prizes perceived
Chase goals and paint 
Still lives of gilded promises

Cry over disappointments 
Never happened
Delight in the scent of
Freshly bloomed joys

Set ourselves up for
Well-fed hopes and
Ripe dreams
For the universe

Yet at the end of the day
Those are gone in a flash
Like the sound of a waterfall

And life happens when
We don’t realize it

In the tender moments
Of leaves falling
Creeks babbling and
Apples sunbathing
In the glorious smile 
Of October