Saudades.....

The leaves are falling

in their autumn way

But some hang on

for a colder day

Maybe they’re just

afraid to go away

Like we all are

The color's pretty

but it’s fading fast

It makes you wonder

just what will last

If holding on is better left

to the past

Or today

The sun is shining

seems it doesn’t know

Or maybe it’s the last thing

there is to show

Of what it means

to have you go

And stay

The streets are busy

like they always are

I think of you

and just how far

And how no one notices me

in my car

Alone

Now we sit and

watch the falling snow

There’s still so much

that I don’t know

about that day and why

you had to go

That way

We all spoke softly

you took your time

Sharing the truth of what’s

yours and mine

We placed our hopes

on that hidden line

Always

So in the springtime

when I miss your face

The summer sun

it can’t erase

What I remember

of a fall embrace

This falls embrace