Vintage October

Vintage October

Today, a soft, gray envelope sky

with Fall's message inside

like a promise

like a secret

those tales told by brittle leaves

to pre-rain wind

all of the Octobers before this one

all hung like laundry

on mind's line

days with dark green turtlenecks

kisses in the rain

holding your hand as we

run from car to apartment

laughing in bed on a crisp Saturday

morning

yes, my season returns

wood smoke and the smell of cinnamon

I'm a child again, looking forward to Hallowe'en

and all the chills of old horror movies

you, you, you, all bundled up in my arms

me, in yours.

James is a Seattle writer/cancer warrior/psychic/medium.

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