A MORE PRIVATE SNAPSHOT

every day this autumn i saw the same

beautiful orange bush

each leaf was its own individual sunset

and they blossomed together like a bonfire

and every day i looked at the same

beautiful orange bush

and i thought,

what a beautiful, beautiful bush

i should take a picture and show everyone

exactly how beautiful this is

in the golden autumn sunlight

with all these sweet and fiery leaves,

before they fall off

and there is nothing more to share.

but the bush is so beautiful i keep staring

until i pass it and i think to myself,

tomorrow.

i will take the picture tomorrow.

and when tomorrow comes i see the same

beautiful orange bush

and there is one less leaf

but those still clinging to their twigs

are burning just as brightly as they were yesterday

and the bush is just so beautiful that i think,

today is the day i have to take a picture of this

beautiful orange bush

and show everybody just how beautiful it is

so they can revel in the marvels of nature with me

but then

i am so captivated by this

beautiful orange bush

that i pass it

intoxicated

and come out on the other side

thinking,

tomorrow.

i will take the picture tomorrow.

and when tomorrow keeps coming, and that

beautiful orange bush

keeps burning and dropping leaves,

and i still keep forgetting to do anything but

to be enthralled by this, this

beautiful orange bush,

it seems to me that i will have

an endless amount of tomorrows

in which i can indulge in admiring

every single flaming frond

until i came home today to see the

beautiful orange bush

had finally gone

and come to be only one leaf,

just at the center.

and,

looking at that

beautiful orange leaf,

in this

beautiful golden sunlight,

on this

beautiful autumn day,

i thought,

tomorrow.

i will take your picture tomorrow.