Rainy afternoons arrive like quiet lullabies—
inviting us to retreat into pages,
to lose ourselves in stories or scribbled notes for exams.

We trade sandals for socks,
wrap ourselves in blankets that feel like second skin,
as the sun dips lower with each passing day—
earlier, quieter, gentler.

October teaches us how to slow down.
How to sit with stillness.
How to find warmth in the small, familiar things.