Shift
Shift
The whisper low.
The flutter of a leaf too lazy to fall.
The faint scent telling tales of the distant.
A puff of dust where it is dry.
Ripples where it is not.
Ragged flower tops desiccate and shedding.
Desultory paper on the move.
A hint of moisture incoming,
Maybe warm, maybe cool,
Too soon to tell.
The hair out of place.
The film obscuring the shiny surface.
The hillocks of a moment.
The tide in the trees.
The grasses bowing in deference.
The changes heralded.
Almost imperceptible,
Ephemeral and invisible,
Yet too elemental to be stopped.
I wait to see what comes.
Cliff Lake 12/18/2023
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