the trees took their cue
from the cold snap and
their leaves started
their silent descent
I think this is our first
gray day of winter
even the streetlight is
lost in the sky behind it
which made me reflect
I have never blended in
or stood out not that it
really matters
the weather and the
changing seasons never
depress me but it is
the wind that reminds
me of where I have been
and my failures in life
which are the stepping-
stones between the
victories along the way
and the victories to come
