Day 18: October

Dear October,

Thank you. 

You are my favorite month. Christmas Eve may be my favorite day of the year, but you are definitely my favorite month. The leaves are changing. My tree right outside my window is slowly turning scarlet and the sunlight filtering through casts a perfect autumn glow. We have turned the furnace back on, so now I get to hear one of my favorite sounds: a deep grumble and the snap of fingers followed by a rush of heat. The nights are cold enough, I need the magic quilt Grandma Cheatwood made to stay warm. The nights are also calling for hot chocolate and tea. It's beautiful. You are my favorite. 

Thank you. 

Love,

Jaymin

(7) Visit

Home again

Comfortable & relaxed

despite the insanity on the road,

this is home

Every time I step in this door

I feel 17

shouldn't I be getting ready

for class?

September leaves

cooler weather

Sunshine golden

Everything brings me home

The realization that

This might be the last trip I have

to see this autumn falling

here is bittersweet 

There's so much to be grateful for

I will count them all

Thank God for home

& all the beauty of fall

(6) Getting Ready to Wait

Getting ready to wait

it's always the hard part

I need the sleep

so I can drive

so I set a bedtime

& settle into bed

but I'm still restless

I want to be on the road

To shake the dust

off my bones

to clear out room

for my autumn heart

The leaves are falling

the last of the weddings

are set to begin

Dresses packed

lists made

But with the coming fall

brings in the coming chill

Maybe my heart's hibernation 

will begin

& shut out

the lonely echoes

from all my unanswered 

words

Or maybe it will just

bring my soul relief

& sweet release