Autumn has finally appeared
Sweeping in with its burst of fresh air;
So with jubilation after a long, dry summer,
I step out
To feel, to see, to hear
The world becoming perfect around me,
And I inhale and I exhale,
For all is well.
And every inch of sky around me
Takes a breath,
Breathing deeper,
Breathing fuller,
Breathing sweet gusts of wind,
Breathing swirls of leaves and twigs dancing,
Breathing the new fall air.
As the skies darken just a shade
And the wind brushes away the lingering summer,
A few timid beads of rain clear the way
For a bold outpouring of life-showers.
And in the scattered drops—
Pittering and pattering on the streets,
In the yards, through the trees, and on every rooftop—
Are a million different drumbeats
Driving a million different songs
And my legs and arms want me to dance to all of them
Do you think anyone would notice
If I began dancing down the street
On this beautiful autumnal day?
