Modern Mindfulness: "Fall" Poem

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~ Attributed to Brian Solis

Fall

Offered to the community by Jenny Smith

As summer turns to fall
I sense a trepidation
and resistance to it all.
The air that cools my skin.
Long sleeves and pants.
Daylight that shrinks too fast.
I wish for what’s past,
to linger longer in the light
and in the warmth
of the wide open summer sun.
But what I want matters not.
I cannot fight back the fall,
I cannot flee from what faces me.
The leaves are changing.
The sun is dimming.
The cold is coming.
So I take a deep breath,
Inhale the cool air,
And I shift what’s within.
Accepting instead.
Appreciating what’s ahead.

Jenny wrote this short poetic reflection during a 12 minute writing period in response to the prompt: What does the fall transition mean to me?

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About the Author: Jenny Smith develops training resources for 988 crisis counselors. She is part of a writing group that meets monthly to share, meditate, and write non-fiction pieces spontaneously and in response to specific prompts of our own choosing.