ANOTHER NOVEMBER

by Gay Reiser Cannon
(Port Aransas, TX)

Crisp autumn leaves change
turn vivid in light's bright rays
brilliant year-end days

Born to the season
the number five burnished gold
November unfolds

Your life unravels
while time dances pirouettes
overlapping itself

Ends meet beginnings
the future lies in mirrors
the past, jacket close

Memories behind eyes
flash color like darting birds
time like leaves shredded

Debris of spent years
caught in the cracks and corners
now treasured relics

Measured clarity
when wisdom surmounts passion
yet flows to the sea

Words spilled from our cups
linger through changing seasons
define you and me