The Afternoon Walk

I decided on a fall walk rather than swimming today. I had not walked through the cemetery lately and decided to do so today. I am usually preoccupied with something or other as I walk. Not today. I noticed things as I passed them. I was surprised to see so many headstones of people I had known during the thirty years I have lived in this town. I realized that one day I would be there as well. As I left the cemetery, I was ready to think about something else. However I crunched through falling leaves and remembered their distinctive smell as it reached my nose, reminding me of the end of the growing season. I guess today was my day to think about mortality and appreciate the life I have left.