These are the days of leaves edged with color, breath turning cloudy, more blankets at night.
These are the days of rustles when walking,
walk-to-school mornings
and feet taking flight.
Covered in glitter and crumbs. Waking up to maracas and fairy wings. Pockets full of rubber bands and dandelions. Buried under book piles. Dirty hands with homemade kombucha. Coffee in the rain. Waiting for that sacred scrap of silence.