Autumn Expressions
Her face had worn an expression of confusion.
She tried to understand what had just happened.
He had kissed her, and then nothing.
She opened her heart to him, and he opened her door and let her leave.
His face wore an expression of wonder.
He tried to understand what was going on inside himself.
She had kissed him, and then went right back into character.
He saw her heart leap to her eyes, and he just stood there on the sidewalk and let her leave.
The cold wind blew the leaves,
Just as it blew her hair that autumn.
Their chance encounters became more frequent.
Their “non-dates” became routine.
His face wore an expression of confusion.
He looked deeply into her eyes, seeing the tenderness there.
She had kissed him, and then she smiled as she placed her hand on his cheek.
He told her that he loved her, and she told him the same.
Her face wore an expression of wonder as she looked at him.
She looked down at her hand, wondering how it got there.
He had kissed her, and then put the ring on her finger.
She opened her heart to him, and he reached out and took it.
Autumn had come earlier that year.
Looking down at her hand, she saw two rings there.
When she looked into the mirror, she smiled as she saw the changes that had taken place.
When he looked at her, he saw the love of his life.
Her face expressed fatigue and euphoria.
She looked down into her arms, and then up into his eyes, and saw love there.
He leaned in to kiss her, and there were tears in his eyes.
He kissed the bundle in her arms, stroking her cheek with his finger.
His face wore an expression of wonder.
He didn’t pretend to understand the feelings coursing through him,
This autumn day, looking at the tiny babe in his arms,
He saw the expression of all the love they had for one another.
Autumn expressions . . .
Expressions of confusion and wonder,
Expressions of love and contentment.
Expressions that will last through Autumn, and on through a lifetime . . .
