It seems I've been having a dry spell
Very much like our weather here.
Words don't come as easily,
My thoughts aren't as crystal clear.

I've been neglecting answering letters,
Forgetting to e-mail that friend.
Each day I have such good intentions.
Before I know it, the day comes to an end.

Too many tasks await me.
Too many fall chores left to do.
No wonder when I go to bed at night
I toss and turn, feeling blue.

Books wait to be read, pages unturned.
Music not listened to for so very long.
The computer sits idle, it's very still.
So my heart is low, and I need a song.

Life shouldn't keep you on a run.
Shouldn't keep you ever at work.
There has to be time for laughter and song.
Not to be careless, or from loved ones shirk.

So, today, I will seek the Fall skies.
I'll search for and find the sweet rain.
As I take time to talk, look, and listen
To this beautiful days' sweet refrain.

Jane Ellen Slone ©
October 8, 2010
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