A day to rest and breathe

Sunday is a perfect day 

To step away from your to-do list 

And take some time to appreciate 

 The simple things: the patterns and the colors 

Of the leaves that will soon fall, 

The play of light among the branches, 

The lichen; the texture of the bark… 

Let your heart rest 

 In the shedding of what’s done; 

Breathe in the passing beauty 

 Of what’s now and what’s to come, 

And know peace.