embracing october

october, month for reflection

did I participate in life enough
give of myself sufficiently ?

i close my eyes

picture spring and summer's past
now, i welcome the rustic autumn
(mamasita’s favorite time of year)

lift into my arms 

my aging blind and deaf lap friend
whisper in his ear
gracias for giving me your love

we shall sit together

by the fireplace and when
you feel up to playing
i’ll carry you and place you on a pile
of raked leaves, you so love to play in

we will invite your sister

sit on the patio lounge chair or
on a blanket on the grass
watch the stars gather to applaud
our bonding love

your mother, my human love, will sit next to us

and we will hold you with a warm embrace,
kiss our way through the chill of night

then i will carry you slowly into the house

where the fire still crackles in the fireplace

and we will lay you both on our bed
next to us and thank the universal spirit
for one more day with you