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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