Drifting

    Falling leaves flutter
    orchestrated by the breeze

    The music of their silence
    a place of calm and peace 

    Teardrops fill the ocean
    cleanse the saddened eye
    

    The magic of their water
    a balm for soul and mind

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    Hearts beat time's measure
    life's ticking internal clock

    Each beat a time to treasure
    not a moment to be lost 

    A lifetime in an instant
    sands receding with the tide

    Life ends with each beginning
    the circle becomes a line

                10/23/2016