By Now the Leaves are Falling

As I sit here alone

The cherry blossoms

Are falling

Like wishes

I watch the gathering shadows

Changing in the light

A gentle breeze

Dances by like dreams

Causing petals to scatter

I think suddenly

Of home

Where by now

The leaves are falling

And the mist of autumn

Will be spreading its’ colours

Over all

These memories never fade

And in the moment

It’s like catching sight

Of heaven’s light

While my journey

Unfolds further

Every day

Ann Bagnall 2014.