I Meet Myself Every Autumn: An Undecided Soul on Letting Go

Most Fridays, I join an online Christian writing community, Five Minute Friday. We are given a one-word prompt and write – unscripted, unedited, pure free-write – for 5 minutes. Five Minute Friday is a great place to hone my writing practice. It also allows me to be encouraged by other writers as I write. I will set the timer for five minutes and then write. Here we go! I am excited to invite you in, welcome.

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Undecided About Letting Go:

A Poem of Self-Reflection and Nature’s Beauty

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I meet myself every Autumn 
I watch myself notice the smallest most beautiful moments anew. 
The way the light slants in through the leaves
The way the clouds arrive by wind 
The way the days are bright and moody next 
The way the trees let go unselfishly 
The way the leaves hold on uncertain 
The way the chill gets in between the sheets
The way the fire helps ease the tension away
The way a cup of tea feels in my hands 
The way I welcome Autumn with my whole being
How did I live before? 
I lived I know.
I also know I didn’t know what I was missing
I found fall and next thing I knew I found a part of myself 
The part that hears the call of autumn as if she was born in it. 
Will I be able to answer it? 
Can I live as open handed? 
I am undecided about the letting go…
Be gentle with me this year fall,
My soul is holding fast- uncertain as the leaves
How did I live before? 
Daisy Fuentes Dronen

Gracefully,

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