Brown leaves cascade through the air like confetti in a tickertape parade. What is it we are celebrating?
The rain falls silently, pooling at my feet. I wonder as the leaves swirl, is this just for me?
I close my eyes, breathe deep the damp air and think, Can I hold on to this just a moment longer?
I raise my hand to brush my hair out of my eyes and catch a leaf instead. Yellow, orange, and red bleeding together and the leaf feels supple, alive between my fingertips.
I stick it between the pages of the book I am reading, smiling. A moment captured.
Nicely done, enjoyed.