The cloudy season is ahead for my northeast Ohio ...
But oh! I glory in the beauty of the skies, both night and day, in this sweet and warm September ...
The clarity of air brings daytime blue and night-time stars down close around us, as if we live within those skies ...
Not underneath them.
*NOON ON THE PORCH...
I sit quietly with Mick in the middle of the full length of the porch that spans the front length of my house ...
I watch and listen to sere leaves that are so dry and crisp they rattle down, never soundless ...
They sift their way through branches of the tallest valley tree close to my home, making their own music as they fall in certain subtle rhythm past my eyes ...
They share their dusty, dry aroma with my senses, and occasionally they inspire a sneeze from me or my big dog ...
But we are both content to be a part of this so very rare September day.
---Rose Moore, 9-23-2017
