10/08/2026
We recently received a beautiful poem written by Kate, a participant from our September weekend retreat.
The colors of autumn at DDRC and the large Chan Hall windows put her in a special mindset that inspired her to write about the ideas of impermanence.
Kate generously gave us the permission to share her creation, and we hope you enjoy the poem as much as we do.
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Let it be. Let it through. Let it go.
Let the leaves fall down, and let fall be fall.
Time and seasons will pass regardless,
Through the bloom, through the rain, through it all.
Watch the leaf to the ground — let it be.
See its colors and shape — let it through.
Then let go of it as it gets lost in the pile.
Take a moment, and start anew.
Spring will come, and the leaves will regrow,
But they’ll grow “yet again,” not “grow back.”
Seasons give the illusion of circular life —
Tree rings keep the unwavering track.
What’s in summertime — lushness and greenery,
Soon are branches and trunks in the snow.
Every leaf, every day — irreplaceable.
That’s okay, if you let it,
If you fully live through it.
Let it be. Let it through. Let it go.
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Photo credit: Peter Lin
