The warm autumn breeze
scatters the leaves
like spring snowflakes
I carefully hand stack
them each by color,
one by one,
as if they were
befallen dreams
or
similarly unholdable
gathered
garnered memories
•
each leaf touched
reminds me
of how many times
I've had to let go ―
how many times
I've fallen
without a place to land
until the winds of change
drew me back up
as if I were
evanescent autumn leaves,
to be swept away again,
touched by the spirit
the true nature
of love
• •
sown seeds of one love
bestrewn hopefully,
thusly cast about
just as intended,
the grain and chaff together,
sifted by the velvet breath
of the samsara wind's
sanguine touch
• • •
autumn waters ... October 29, 2017
Post script:
Samsara: The eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth
1. ( in Buddhism) the process of coming into existence as a differentiated, mortal creature.
2. (in Hinduism) the endless series of births, deaths, and rebirths to which all beings are subject.
Citations: Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. S.v. "samsara."
Hand Stacked Leaves
Written by: h.a. rivers