Stop. Drop. Roll.

(Submitted by the author)

A beautiful autumn day.

My heart painted blue.

Can’t shake that feeling.

What to do?

Pull up your chin.

Fight back those tears.

Shuffle both feet through this mound of leaves.

Listen to the symphony in the trees.

Smile at that grass carpet all around.

Groomed like a dapper prom boy.

See the elderly couple that swoons.

Ah, the power of an iron bench.

Approach that hill with the top hat of leaves.

Don’t overthink.

Just do.

Stop.

Drop.

Roll.

Photo: Observatory Hill Park, Sydney. www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au