Two Lessons of Alchemy

One for fire and one for autumn

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

like wood to flame
i burn slow in your fire
from red to gray
the embers fall away
into ashen heather.

like a clear lake
i see through your waters
you flow through me
our tears — luminaries
through the stormy weather.

— the alchemy of fire to water

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summer is tired 
from playing
she comes to rest 
in autumn’s arms

my heart feels whole 
as i watch the sparks 
from her final bonfire 
return to the stars
floating up as distant 
lanterns of gold

our days feel 
like soap bubbles
so round idyllic and whole
each one filled 
with the colors of spring
of feathered things
of delight

as long as i have you to hold
through the long winter nights
my world is filled with wonder
my eyes filled with stars

in the end we own nothing
but for now the universe is ours.

— the alchemy of the seasons

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