Lost soulmates
by Elouise
Keeping up appearances
Grows costly and unrewarding
Except when you smile
With that boyish grin
The one that caught me
Unawares decades ago
Long before we knew
Anything about loving
Or keeping faith or how
Not to parent our children —
When we lost soulmates still
Needed parenting and loving
From the inside out of our
Lonely tentative hearts
The gardens smell winter coming
Chill air reaches out at night
Draining life-giving juice from
Once lush greens and pinks
And purples and magenta —
Crowding close to each other
They lean in for a farewell look
At us taking the flower walk
Sunrays streaming down in
Breezes and fading memories
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 8 October 2019
Photo taken by DAFraser, 7 October 2019 at Longwood Gardens Flower Walk
Telling the Truth 
What a beautifully appropriate Autumn poem, Elouise! I am always wistful at this time of year, as something tangibly sweet slips away. I try to remember that the sweetness will return, even as I want to hold on to the sweetness of late summer…Thank you again!
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You’re welcome, Debbie. I hope you have time to wander in the woods, if not around Longwood Gardens. It really is a bitter-sweet time of the year.
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Your poem made me smile AND get all teary-eyed. It’s beautiful!
Autumn is my favorite season. And feeling like I am in the autumn of my life, I get caught up in the wonder and beauty of the smells, sights, feels, and tastes of this season.
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Oh yes…This aging thing is so Autumn! Teary and happy-sad all at the same time. 🍂 😢
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