October 6: The Gracious Month

Gentle commencement for a hectic day

Is proof variable nature can be kind,

With offerings of dew that cool my feet

And unexpected blooms in autumn’s heat.

Deciduous decay and blossoms sweet

In temperate October are combined.

The the daytime warmth begs summertime to stay

As falling darkness pushes it away.

Not even California can delay

Earth’s unrelenting angle nor defeat

The system our sun’s gravity aligned,

So to the shifting seasons we’re resigned.

I feel the sunlight growing less intense

And jack-o-l...