On the way to work..

Alight in the whirl

Swirling leaves dance

Dance around me in the frigid air,

Delighted by my delight.

And all the while..

I walk through the darkness,

The quiet, the night.

The night that is breaking to dawn,

But still holds the day away.

Holds it with a charming smile

And a shadowed heart,

The sinful art of leaving

While still, somehow, being there.

My footsteps echo

Get lost in the rustle of my coat.

Wary eyes watch the world

In case there is something

On the edges of perception

Waiting to be seen.