Good morning, Fall.

All I have to say is Pumpkin Oatmeal. That’s right: Pumpkin Oatmeal. No recipe.  Just pumpkin in oatmeal. As in, add a few heaping dollops of pumpkin puree to your steaming hot oatmeal as soon as it comes off the stove.  With a little brown sugar and butter. Cinnamon on top. Oh, so good.

Welcome, Autumn

Fall.
Without hesitation,
my favorite season.

The harvest.
The reaping.
The gathering in
and the gathering together.

Leaves turning ablaze
a final act of beauty
before their dance of decent.

Making ready for the cold,
still winter,
whose dormancy silently
makes room for new life.

Going out in glory.