Autumn days open dark
as if your eyes are still closed
and then before you know it
Autumn days end dark

did you remember to blink
to catch the intervening light
that sneaks into the in-between?

Oh, these Autumn days,
these are our fall days
like stepping off the well wall
and plummeting into the black
but if you remember
you might look up to see –
there is still a blue sky
and one can find purchase
in the rocks that lead back up