Labor Day

Sit still.

Brain focused

On nothing more

Than what's outside the window.

Birds flitting frantically

Catching a feast of bugs.

Squirrels squirrelling away nuts

For a winter retreat.

Leaves working overtime

Producing beautiful colors.

Plants busy

At the process of dying.

Sit still.

Take a deep breath

Hold it in,

Along with all the joy and hope

Of Autumn.

Then exhale slowly enough

To make it last

All through the winter.