Letters

Endure

December 11, 2023

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Fall creeps in slowly —

like death,

unwanted —

taking color and warmth.

Rudbeckia recedes,

a solitary bloom remains.

Brave nasturtiums sing red arias,

even as their leaves crisp and wane.

Sumac and blueberry

forewarn the unwary.

The slightest breeze

causes parched leaves

to chatter and scatter

as they fall.

Daylight ever dwindling —

another hour gone.

My only orison is not ever to succumb —

yield only to the quiet peace of snowfall.

Hopefully, wise enough to know

how to abide in the present,

utterly grateful

to endure —

any time given.

(For our neighbor, Rick Porter, who died Nov. 5.)

Patricia Ferrara Fuchs, Harpswell

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