Across the Water

Fall is quickly approaching,

the breeze is cooler now,

leaves are beginning to fall,

the pond is cold and clear,

leaves float slowly across the surface,

tiny ripples move away from fallen leaves,

so quiet here among the trees,

only the calm of the water and my thoughts exist,

my eyes look across the water,

visions of the future play out on the surface,

desires and dreams all blend together,

my mind is able to escape into the water,

free to float among the possibilities,

time goes by,

what seems like lifetimes is actually only hours,

the water looks like only water again,

and my mind returns to my body,

sitting by the pond,

looking across the water.