Letting Go

by Rukmini Walker

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Autumn leaves show how—

Be electrified by light! 

One glides down to earth

Or wind-spirited

Thousands rustling down the street

Lemmings to their glad demise

Whole city ablaze

Swan song of red, yellow and green

Give your best til death

Stark trees seek the sky 

Sentinels release the past

Leaf, moment— each gift!

Autumn Sounds

~by Ananada Vrindavan devi dasi

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My favorite sounds of Autumn

As we move from cool to cold

Are the sounds of the geese against the sky

As they make their way south to home

They do not wait or think to stay

‘We’ll manage’ is not their mood

They are up and away on an urgent call

And a direction that does not sway

And so should we with knowledge clear

Be also heading home

Away from the cold of this shadow world

To the warmth of spiritual shores

Be like the geese and say it loud

To keep up with those who lead

To rise and fly away from here

Forever held and forever free