A Fall Morning

I miss you.

I walked the dog today on a beautiful fall morning

And I saw the trees without leaves.

The trees without leaves that were your favorite photographic subjects.

I saw you in the branches of the trees outlined against the clear blue sky.

I saw you in the shaft of sunlight at the top of the hill.

I saw you in the cars scurrying along the streets that you referred to as

The bowl of spaghetti upon which we drove.

I saw you.

It was in the fall that you came into my life.

It was in the fall that you died and left me.

I miss you.

Your essence and your love are etched upon my soul

Never to be forgotten but safely tucked away in my heart.

So I walk into the shaft of sunlight at the top of the hill

And into whatever life the Universe has gifted to me.

With memories of you and hope in my heart, I walk up the hill with the warm sun on my face.

It’s a new day.

It’s a new fall.