autumn

our weighted blanket of heat
crawls slowly off into the kármán line,
releases a sigh of cool morning air,
an offering of welcome change

a solitary bird calls, chants
with eddying relief, for the calm
that portends a gentle quiet
as earth moves slow into autumn

and here are we! resting soft
at dawn with sweet wonder for
for all that will hold us
in the arms of this new day

Barbara – September 5, 2022