Remember September, December

Remember September, December, the embers

Of the last soul-nourishing fire in the coldest winter midnight spent dreaming and staring at the glittering stars

The wind blows and the thunder, the thunder – she roars into the silence

The lightning flashes appreciatively, cheering on the storm

A bright, earthy green leaf falls to the ground, slowly, slowly

The rain patters down like confetti

And it makes the rivers run

Nature gives to us, it strengthens us, it gives us peace

It's how we survive

What's the least we can do?

We can remember it.

Remember September, December

The blazing sun of summer and the calming orange leaves of autumn

The glimmer of the sunlight dancing on the surface of the clear lake

Why is this paradise so forgotten?

Remember it

It remembers us

Remember, remember, remember.