Attended

Before the sun set,

the first silvered wisps of fog

began to form low in the valley,

tending slightly upward

as they drifted south

Five minutes later

the valley had begun to fill,

fog rising between trees

setting off the different distances,

the fall colors  looked more red

amid the rising clouds

Meanwhile, behind the hills,

the sun had set

and the sky was turning red,

marbled and magnificent

And I thought: here, just here,

is exactly where I want to be,

above this valley and on this journey,

upward as I’m led, attended by beauty.

©Wendy Mulhern

October 22, 2019