as per your request....

Stop. take a seat.
on the floor, on the grass, on a chair or a table, a bed or rug or ottoman
sit cross-legged
as a eager pre-schooler, hungry to learn
let your knees rest upon your heels
and close your eyes
arch your back
take a breath
relax every muscle
from your scalp
to the lowest point in your back
and take three deep breaths
in
out
and in
out
innnnnnnnnnn
out....

now, you're ready.

Open your mouth to the softest shape of a relaxed O it can form
and sigh.......ahhhhhhhh
now bring your tounge up to lightly tickle the tip of your front teeth
and in one teasing quick motion
flick it away
.......tuh
now seal your lips in silent satisfaction
and let the reverberating hum ring from your nose to the back of your earlobes
mmmmmmmmmm

autum

it rolls from the tounge, bounces off the teeth and ends in the very sound of fulfillment

aahhhh----tuh---mmmmmmm

autum
a word evoking the very feelings of changing colors, of deepening reds and oranges, of crisp cider and spicy, cool breezes. Of the first microscopic flakes of snow, of bright mittens, hats and scarves.

Autum.

Clearly, the most beautiful word in the english language.