in or out of sync with the celestial dance?

 

Autumnal Equinox ‘22

the Equinox, an Equinox,

a cusp when one reality shifts into another:

summer becomes fall, winter becomes spring,

the celestial truth often much clearer

than how the day feels,

yet this year seemed exact 

as 9/22 hit a record for warmth,

and 9/23 brought in cool, dry air,

our ginkgo is still green,

as chlorophyll works hard to use the light,

yet a gorgeous, burgeoning yellow

starts to reveal itself low on the tree,

the garden still produces

but the tomato plants slow in what they give us,

as do the Kentucky Wonder pole beans and the okra,

the pumpkin know where the year is,

some already ripe, 

more hurry to grow into their fullness,

the school year is in full swing,

and many make hay with their efforts,

as the celestial year wanes, the school year waxes,

how much should we follow where the Sun and Earth’s dance leads,

and how much should we swim against the celestial current?

by Henry H. Walker

September 23, ‘22