It is hard to believe that Fall is here again. The air this morning is crisp and leaves are falling, covering the back patio. It is time to put the sleeveless shirts away and freshen the sweaters. It is time to tuck away the hope of Summer and face the coming Winter months.
It is also time to close the chapter. I lingered over the final chapter in our book, waiting to see how I would write the ending, hoping secretly that if I waited the ending might be different. I wanted the girl to win in the end, to capture the heart of the man she loves. But, seasons change and stories have to come to an end.
So last night I finished the final chapter. The girl did not win in the end. She tucked away the Summer dreams along with the thin cotton shirts and shorts. She removed the dreams of June with each pair of sandals she tucked into boxes and placed on the top shelf.
As she dressed in jeans and a sweater to start her day, she felt a sense of peace and calm. She opened the door to the cold air and breathed in deeply. "Fall and Winter are beautiful seasons." she thought as she stepped through the door and closed it behind her.
The closing of doors, the changing of seasons, the final chapter complete.
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:) I am so happy to see you there :)
New chapters are always being written. That's the exciting part!
I read something once that said, "Often we stand gazing at a door that has closed that we often don't see a new one that has opened before us." I think that it's natural to linger in a chapter, hoping that the ending will be different than what its direction seems to be taking us.
However, it sounds like you have punctuated it with acceptance and are in a place where you can pick up to write the next.
Bless you.
Sweaters are so lovely and warm and cozy and forgiving! And after the cold of the season, so many new births and beginnings! Your writing is stunning!
You always say things so eloquently, even when they are things you aren't always very happy about...
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