The Day The Leaves Wouldn't Change

Beautiful autumn leaves
Crisp air
Birds, the hardy ones that winter here
Singing and flying from tree to tree
Natures cathedral
The scent of all things living
Breathe it in
Connection
Leaves, some on the trees
Some crunchy, underfoot

What if the leaves
Had refused to turn color
Insisting on staying green

The green time was good!
Energetic, warm and beautiful!
Why would we change?

But in this shift of energy
The most beautiful colors are revealed
Unparalleled anywhere else
A new way to be
A time to harvest
Enjoy the abundance
That was planted and has grown
Becoming something inspiring
New joy and new creation
Each day unfolding
In the sun

Yes
In time, the leaves will fall
They will become part of the fertile soil
And be reborn again
In all things
The energy, the mark
Of what they have been
What they ARE
Still a vital warm part
Of all that is

Creation
Connection
Continuation

Being