Sometimes, fall is “Ribs” by Lorde. It’s the Sun creeping through the sky, giving us a reason to cherish the moment. It’s gooey pecan pie dolloped with vanilla ice cream. It’s riding bikes like when we were kids, accompanied by full belly laughs and scraped knees. It’s climbing over chain-link fences, huffing and puffing as our nails are caked with dirt. It’s climbing apple trees, hoping the Moon can wait a little longer before the world goes dark.
Dark.
Sometimes, fall is “Glimpse of Us” by Joji. It’s being lost in reverie, not knowing when to wake back up. It’s remembering our post-shopping “fashion shows”. It’s finding the old Mason jars we used to catch fireflies. It’s cooking kubba hammouth and garnishing it with mint, your favorite.
Fall is Sun and Moon. It’s Light and Darkness.
Fall is uniquely ours to savor.
Posted in response to the challenge Autumn '24: Writing.
Comments
So atmospheric! You've really captured the essence of fall, its yin and yang, both its light and dark extremes, while still maintaining a sense of lightness and whimsy. Using "savor" in the last line after making references to ice cream and cooking ties it all together.
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