september

the crisp, coolness
has re-entered the shade. 

a feeling that has been alive
and dead for centuries
reappears.

a buoyancy awakens
within

we are suddenly
welcomed,

to take up space again.

bodies become free
to expand,

the air thins
the humidity retreats 

for a season.
the wind whispers

you can be here now.

it is speaking
to the deeper parts

coaxing them, back
to the surface

as the physical grows dense,
the light rises

again.