the air grows cooler,
fresh against my skin,
carrying the scent of change.
the sun bows earlier now,
painting the sky in calm golds and reds
as leaves do the same to the ground.
the days feel slower,
even easier-
like the world is learning to breathe again,
and so am i.
peace settles in softly,
not loud or sudden,
just steady,
like it finally found its way home.
