Beyond Expectations

Some earthly things
never see the sky
like stones and moss
and land frogs too
only the movement
of bending trees where
wind chooses or not
some erratic patterns
in its breezy sweep
marshaling leaves
into a downward spin
nourishment for land
on sunny autumn days.

As skies rotate---lives
pass by. Life continues
a journey of braving
steps---one at a time.
Discouragement vs
Success with no one
else to share the blame.
Before sunset meets
that old edge of sky
we gather in flickers
of fading goodbyes.

© Richard L. Provencher