The sorrow of saying goodbye
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205618)
Walnut Creek, California
September 23, 2018 12:29pm CST
I'm having one of those mornings where my mojo just ain't working. I could be practicing guitar or piano. But I'm not. I could be grading in-class assignments. But I'm not. I could even be vacuuming. But I'm not.
I think I have a case of the Fall blues. My dad loved Fall, but Fall always reminds me that everything that lives must die. I remember a line from an old folk song: beauty would not beauty be/if it did not fade. Even the title of this post is the name of a song by Cyrus Clark, of the Cache Valley Drifters.
I'm writing this post to kick start my day. I searched through my photos and found one of me with the dead parts of my corn plants, ready for the dumpster. I hope I haven't used it here before.
Do you ever get the Fall blues? Do you have a favorite season? I'm going to link a Greg Brown song that suits my mood. But not until I've posted this with a picture.
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@1creekgirl (40498)
• United States
23 Sep 18
A pumpkin spice latte could cure the world of all its ailments. Or at least make you feel a little better for a few minutes.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
23 Sep 18
@1creekgirl All ailments except diabetes!
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@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Sep 18
I dont mind fall, but I hate that I know the winter is coming soon. I hate the thought of cold weather being so close.
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@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Sep 18
There's a lot of things I could be doiing too, but I'm not.
I don't like the fall, when things start dying off. I much prefer spring, with its promise of new life.
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@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Sep 18
@TheHorse Since the sun is shining today I went for a walk (and picked up my meds) and when I got back home again I picked some beans and decided to dig up the rest of the potatoes. I think that's enough productivity for today, don't you?
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
23 Sep 18
Fall is actually when I sigh in relief a little bit, because it means the end of 100°F days and that the rains will come back soon.
However, I do have my melancholy days when it gets darker (especially in November when we have that abrupt end of daylight savings time). January is probably my most difficult month.
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@TheHorse (205618)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Sep 18
@spiderdust I wish I had more of a chance to visit my native Midwest and see how the hot Summer days feel there. I remember humidity, but it never seemed to bother me. It might now, though I've enjoyed my recent Summer visits to (also humid) New York.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
23 Sep 18
@TheHorse Neither do I, which is why I'm happy to see them leave.
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@TheHorse (205618)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Sep 18
@CarolDM Me too. Daniel Levitin, the neurologist who wrote "This is Your Brain on Music," told me (at a presentation he gave here) that listening to sad music when you're sad is more soothing that listening to happy music, because it "validates" your emotions and makes you feel you're not alone.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
23 Sep 18
I'm more likely to suffer from midwinter blues....fall days are bright and crisp....just the thing to motivate me to do things.
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@debjani1 (7207)
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25 Sep 18
Hey don't get upset. If old will never go then how can we welcome the new horns?
