sudden and strange

the thoughts
that come unbidden

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the thoughts that come

when we think we're not thinking

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strange
haunted
haunting moments

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the thoughts we think

when we’re not thinking

my wandering mind finds last year

hiking at the conservation area

and the leaves
so many colors
falling for us like snow flakes
floating and falling

one after another after another so many falling leaves

slowly down

we tried to catch them on our tongues

our season has changed...or maybe it never was

but the leaves are as beautiful as ever