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Whispering Stars

There was a definite glow in the night;
Stars were aligned to confirm that time was right.
Autumn is the perfect season
to balance the juggle of Life back to reason.
It is perhaps this special time
that brings Life back to Music and Rhyme.

The rosy cheeks and frosted chill
confirm that Magic is for real.
Maybe the trees had to lose their leaves,
so Music could Flutter within the Breeze.
Soft and gentle snow announced
that Winter would soon be all that counts.

Bittersweet we say Goodbye,
yet soon, a new color will catch the eye.
Those rustic hues of Autumn gone,
snowflakes change the scene at dawn.
Bitter snap brings icicles down.
Prominent Frost is now in town.

Gloves, scarves, coats, and hats;
Winter boots lined up on mats.
Land is brown, yet when snow appears,
sledding makes fun of all the gear.

Warmer days come and go with a glance.
Flowering bulbs begin to dance.
Control of seeds from land to sea
is lost within the Mystery.

For when the Earth tips back a season;
found is why the work holds reason.
Summer heat will come again
as flowers bloom where cracks have been.

Life tends to teach us through Lost and Found.

With every season, may Laughter,
Family and Love surround.

So take a moment for those you Love
before they are Whispering Stars from above.

Cindy J. Buechler
Cindy J. Buechlerhttps://creativejeanblossoming.wordpress.com/
My Poetry, Photography, and Journals hold treasure from grade school to high school to adult school, which I'm still attending ... just waiting for the final grade. Each layer of life reveals a new truth and with age, it becomes apparent that time is my greatest rival. My hope is to reflect with words and pictures that offer comfort, insight, and wisdom for a life well-lived with peace and tranquility in the end.

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