OCTOBER

In ancient Rome the eight month

Repositioned in the Gregorian Calendar to the tenth,

A witness to many major historic events

Continuing on into our present stance.

We welcome the month

For its pleasant days

Changing leaves, colorful ways

Demise of oppresive heat

Comfortable nocternal sleep.

More relaxed, brisquer our steps

Friendlier our attitudes

Major concerns more at rest

Clearer logic assisting our quest.

A good time to patch up our troubles

Rethink, correct our relationships

Pay more attention to the littler things

Enjoy, partake in your local Oktoberfest.

Herbert Holzbauer
© October 2009

Midi: "October - Autumn Song from The Seasons"
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Graphic: "October Night Sky"
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