Autumn nips at my door
another year begins to come undone
Somehow, the change of light 
sends my compass spinning
I question where I am
One anchor torn
while others persist
but where to next...

Autumn brings a tenderness
to the boundary of all I feel
Somehow, this drop in temperature 
sends me reeling
I trace the path of how I got here
Quietly lost and searching
in a moment of shifting time
and suddenly raw...

Autumn scatters my heart
as auburn leaves among long wet grass
Somehow, summer slipped
straight through our fingers
The nights grow long
and I don’t know what I want
or where to begin
wild with melancholy...