I love this poem. It has meaning, it's simple, contemplative, flows excelently (one of your best rhymed ones, I think) and the double meaning really shows you know your way with language. Is there a particular reason the first line reads "lips" rather than "mind" or something similar? I'm not sure what it's meant to indicate.

I liked this! I actually think like that all the time! *is that bad? oh well* also, somehow the fact that you mentioned it was an October day made the poem. that's weird i know, but anywho.. you know, you made me really curious with the double-meaning thing in the author's notes! *hinthint* :-D -haley

I have read two other of your poems, and I hope you don't mind my telling you that this is brilliant.