september green

thoughts lay on the sheets
like a day with so many pages
or are they many days
it's hard to tell
the light is shining in my eye
and i can feel you next to me

i can close my eyes
but i would rather look
lose it all in your sun
fade away
lost in your array

there's something i have to tell you
there are so many things to say
yet how little much they matter
in a moment like today

the tree has a tangle of shadows
the leaves are september green
the air walks in a bustle
of hurried children
singing notes and tones
ranging with excitement and self consciousness

i'd like to hold you closer
but you just slip away
and i just have to be thankful
with what we have today