Fall.
Nature.
Blue. Green. Yellow. Orange, too.
Brown. Gray.
Seasons.
Time.
Change.
Color.
Cold.
Cycle.
Decay.
Death.
Recycling.
Transition.
Preparation.
Anticipation.
End.
Waiting.
Night. Day.
Beginning.
Time.
Life.
Creation.
Winter.
Ice.
Shelter.
Fire.
Warmth.
Glow.
Slow.
Still.
Family.
Words.
Listen.
Meaning.
Touch.
Sounds.
Laugh!
Food.
Prayer.
Love.
Heart.
Home.
Time.
Leave.
Silence.
Thoughts.
Reason.
Feeling.
Change.
Consistency.
Rhythm.
Sequence.
Pattern.
Purpose.
Process.
Pace.
Past.
Peace.
Present.
Presence.
Future.
Time.
“The harvest is past,
the summer has ended,
and we are not saved” (Jer. 8:20).
Heaven forbid.
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Ingo Sorke is assistant professor or religion and chair of the religion department at Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas. This poem was published November 10, 2011.
