Whispers of the Wind

My home-cooked chestnuts, / one soft bite steals a held breath, / the sweet is more than I.

a crescent moon / a cold light on my tired eyes / after all-night work

first chill of autumn / at midnight, a child's cough / breaks the silence

the wind, a sweet guide / leads me to the fragrant olive / a secret of fall

you stay in the room / I leave you to the stillness / the neighbor of winter

on white plaster still / a lone fly kneads its silent plea / as the last warmth dims

spider silk is spun / fragile moon, host not seen / autumn stillness pervades

child asleep on back / autumn's breath, a double weight / peaceful evening shared

heavy rice heads bow / golden harvest whispers time / gentle breeze kisses

autumn’s sky so vast / children’s hunger, insatiable / never saying, “Enough”

lost in the distance / dusk falls, shadows gather 'round / autumn’s loneliness

a cat on the wall / watching evening’s hues unfold / mackerel sky drifts

crickets chirp their hearts / darkness deepens in their chorus / stillness fills the night

all is bathed in light / no shadow, harvest moon's kiss / blesses this calm night