just beyond the trees

just beyond the trees

i can almost see the neighbors now
their white-washed porch and blue metal roof, 
the brown-white marbled coats of their horses
grazing along the perimeter, just beyond
the thinning tree barrier between us
trees still green with life, slowly fading,
tip tops aglow in shades of amber and rust
empty nests teetering like bristly blobs in the wind,
nestled in nooks high above the bustle below 
at long last, autumn has settled in for a spell
season of bonfires, apple cider, pumpkin spice, sweaters
season of letting go, of gleaning what we’ve sown
and offering what’s left back to the earth and sky
I can see the neighbors now as the air grows chill
as winter looms close and days grow dark
as the veil grows thinner…thinner still
it’s comforting you know, to remember 
that I am not…that we are never truly alone
i see you…i see you

~kat