Poetry list
forwards and backwards ~ an autumnal sigh
as the leaves
begin to fall
I remember
the fears and
uncertainties
of this walk
a year ago
a rehearsal
of loss and
leavetaking
yet sustained
by the presence
of voice and
touch
the final act
has ended
and once
again the
leaves fall
and all is
different
only memory
and its
twilight
are left
for winter
chills every
season and
the motion
of life is
unbalanced
even missing
forwards I go
or is it backwards
the eddies of
leaves
skitter and
rustle
echoing
nothing
are you
there
© Neil Thompson 2022