I’ve been having the worst time lately. The list of disasters and heartache in my life would be too long and too upsetting to list. It’s one of those seasons in life where faith is tested, endurance is tried, and thankfulness is brought to the surface… while waiting in the drive-thru to pick up a prescription that ended up not being available to pick up and feeling so powerless to change ANYTHING in my life I look up and noticed the way the evening sun light landed on this big beautiful tree about 100 feet from me.
Even in the midst of heartache, fear, worry, and enormous stress I found myself writing a poem in a feeble attempt to capture the beauty that was before me. I found such a peace as I watched the living painting in front of my eyes. Below is the first draft, hand scribbled version and also the edited typed up version. I also included a picture of the tree.
The Autumn Sun.
Have you ever noticed the Autumn sun?
How its glow sits upon the trees, heavy, thick, like pure honey; sunflower yellow, and amber in color.
It drips to the ground like pure heavenly gold from on high.
It’s warm, makes one feel fuzzy as if all the world is grand, as it’s egg yolk yellow rays land upon the earth, the grass, the trees.
The leaves are luminescent, burnt orange, caramelized sugar, heavy under the warmth as it breaks through the chilliest of fall days.
Yes, have you ever noticed the Autumn sun?
by Joey Cosentino
average joe productions 