Gray clouds gather
Heavy with unspoken thoughts
as droplets fall
each one a memory
softly soaking the earth
the air thick with chill
whispers of change linger
trees stand bare
silhouetted against a muted sky
the world slows down
wrapped in a quiet stillness
where the heart reflects
finding beauty in the somber
in the gentle embrace of a season
that beckons us to pause,
to feel,to breathe.