“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus
How splendid, a royal season dressed all in gold!
So Autumn arrived while I was away but from my window, I enjoyed watching how
the Autumn winds began to undress the trees of their leaves which had turned into rustic and golden
tones. It was such a treat to watch them so gently fall from the branches and how they slowly floated
lower and lower until they touched the ground below, covering the grass and the soil in a brown-sugary
and cinnamony carpet. I could almost smell the season, a mixture of sweet and spicy scents,
and if I had tasted it, it would have been delicious too, I bet.
Now, with autumn we get to see one of the most beautiful rains that Mother Nature
so loveling gifts to us. That is the rain of leaves...
🍂 It was on a beautiful
Autumn afternoon
and while driving to my mother's house
that I saw
a beautiful rain of falling leaves.
I had reached a four-way stop on the road
and while waiting for my turn to proceed
I felt the soft breeze of the afternoon.
My truck's windows were rolled down
and the music on my radio was playing very low,
letting me listen to the sound of the leaves
as they started to fall down.
The leaves from the tall trees
fell so gently over me,
it was like a magical moment
as if they had been waiting for me
to gift me such a glorious shower of nature's love.
I remained still, for a while at the corner of the road
missing my turn to proceed several times.
I couldn't part my eyes from what was happening...
I never wanted that moment to end. 🍁
This is something I wrote back in November 2018. It is a beautiful memory
of my mother's last Autumn when she was still with me.
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My mother was so much like an Autumn leaf.
She floated gently during the storms in life, in full-cheerful force of kindness and beauty, in joy and hope.
My mother was beautiful in all her seasons and her falls were never falls, but reasons to thrive to live
happier, and to do better. She always managed to remain beautiful without slowing down
or giving up. She lived to the fullest all her life and her beauty never abandoned her...
🍂 I am the leaf that lives on the tree
dressed in colorful greens.
I am strong, and full of life
watching my tree's shadow
dancing for me
with the wind.
I am that leaf,
now lying at the foot of the tree
dressed in golden and brown.
I smile as I look up at the sky
watching the birds that fly by
and feeling thankful
for the life that I have lived. 🍁
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My mother died a queen. With a crown made of jewels of joyful-memories from all the love
she gave to everyone she loved and all strangers who had the fortune of crossing paths with her.
My mother was and continues to be my biggest inspiration in life. To be strong when all
I want to say is, "Please no more." To wear a beautiful smile even in my darkest days.
And to stay golden even when I had fallen, just like an Autumn leaf.
Because Autumn leaves after they've fallen, they continue to go on, strong and beautiful
with their new transformation that continues to capture our eyes.
It is then, when they are resting on the ground that they become treasures....
🍂 Her brown eyes began to widen as she noticed the beautiful transformation
that now surrounded her from the last time she had been out for a walk.
As she continued, she could hear the crunching noise
her steps would make every time her boots stepped on the fallen leaves.
She stopped to look around her and noticed how beautiful
each and every leaf was, even the ones that had been damaged.
She began to collect some of these beautiful leaves,
both, the perfectly intact and the damaged ones,
placing them carefully in her white dress's pockets... 🍁
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Please continue praying for Palestine with me.
- Lori Novo
♥
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Credits
REED - Princess Nails
WINGS-HAIR-ER1226 Blondes & Reds
Bangs - Sintiklia - Hair Arleth
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