Photograph by Thymegoesby
Used with permission

 

Although October has not yet completed her reign for this year, I miss her already. Every year she brings us bountiful days filled with large orange pumpkins, majestic yellow corn, vibrant hues splashed across the countryside, and white mist crawling along the mountains and hovering over the waters.

She shadows our days with the smell of burning leaves, keeping at bay as best she can:  ice, cold wind, rain, and fog. With promises, she begs them aside to wait patiently for King Winter, who is not far behind.

Soon, too soon, October will toss her long auburn hair, make one last sweep of the land, and release the King’s greeters to light her way into Hallows’ Eve where, with a sigh of regret, she will slowly turn, survey her duty well done, and give us a curtsy until next year.

I will miss you my Queen
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