Autumnal equinox
Eternal paradox
Poised between light and dark.
Time to harvest the fruits
Of this year's labors
Into the root cellar of the soul
Storing experience against the unexpected.
The joys sustain us
Seeds of new ventures
Hidden in their juicy flesh.
The sorrows enlighten us
Exposing our frail humanity
To the grace of time's inexorable flow.
Shifting with the seasons
We all unbidden
Dance the circle
Of extremes
Seeking that one
Rare moment
Of equilibrium.