Fall back maybe for the last time
as the church bells begin to chime.

Fall back for the birds who listen
to the sun, as fish flash and glisten.

Fall back or last future forward springs
tells us nothing of what nature brings.

Fall back for counting careful the seasons
why such measures? What are our reasons?

The world would scarcely notice us
when we no longer fiddle and fuss

over things like measuring time of day
or weeks, months, or length of a stay.

For this moment let’s fall back into our own time,
listening reverently to nature’s rhythm and rhyme.