Red leaves, orange pumpkins, and bittersweet vines.
Do you cry when the leaves fall?
Do you laugh and dance when the wind swirls them back into the air?
Do you ask yourself why Beauty and tears intermingle?
Do fall days make you miss the summer’s warmth and sunshine?
Do you long for spring and the return of Hope?
Have courage, and know the trees have once again set their buds for spring.
So, let us gather strength from that.
—Bernadette R. Gentry