there’s a different feel to November
now that the days are shorter
and the leaves are on the ground
there’s a different feel to November
now that the days are shorter
and the leaves are on the ground
that day by the lake
quietly absorbing the color and light
the month of letting go
Woodstock, Vermont
Roger, originally from Brooklyn, NY, was stranded in Woodstock when his car broke down fifty years ago. He never left.
Roger lives with his dog, Pepe
and is one mean pickleball player.
“I give you this to take with you:
Nothing remains as it was. If you know this, you can
begin again, with pure joy in the uprooting.”