Meditation 13

Like decorations

The trees wear their leaves like pins

All war veterans

Orange and yellow

Red and the remaining green

A vivid rainbow

The battles well fought

Are those that are temporal

A similar plight

We each will face time

And it’s fated conclusion

That I assure you

I hope to return

Since I am not evergreen

As buds on branches

Life begins anew

A chance to be beautiful

Ending with winter

For now I admire

All the colors of Autumn

And the part I play