begin
pieces of fall through my lens
crunch, crinkle, crunch, crunch,
her decade-long companion cowboy boots along for the excursion,
she stoops to gather one of each color
(brick red, goldenrod, carrot, sunset)
and tucks them into the bigger than her hand pocket of her grandfather's brown cardigan.
she pauses at a pile in the middle of the park.
twirls once to check for onlookers,
and finds herself crosslegged with a smile.
breathing deeply, she rests in the knowledge:
autumn is her spring.
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each season, i am creating a limited edition necklace that honors the colors, smells, textures of that season. the necklace is paired with a poem and a word (the poem's title) that shares a sliver of one moment in that season. (read more about the origins of this series here.)
today, i am introducing begin: a necklace inspired by one girl's walk in a park along puget sound on a day when she could almost hear the leaves as they turned away from green and began to dance with color.
you can find begin in my etsy shop; it will be available for just two weeks (and possibly again in late October).
shop girl, soul mantras in from the studio
Reader Comments (5)
Gorgeous !!!! I am a fall baby too. One of my favorite memories was walking through piles of yellow leaves in the streets of Westmount, a beautiful area on the island on Montreal on a cool Fall evening. People sweep their leaves into the street and the city picks them up to mulch. My mom and I walked arm in arm through the piles, kicking leaves up around us all the way...I was about 30 and she was 50. Who cares what they think , right ? And ah, the smell of those wet-ish, colorful leaves...heavenly ! Your writing brought it all back...
The neckalce is remarkably beautiful...
Happy Fall, Liz !
Oh, I love these pics and the poem. You have inspired me today!
I want to roll around in that photo collage. And eat those luscious beads. You understand. :)
a remarkable piece of autumn to wear with the change of leaves along with your seasonal Mosaic...
what a beautiful word for fall. begin. the perfect time to turn over a new leaf.
Sending you lot of love and light!