A Kettle In the Pond and Some Pond In the Kettle

If you`re familiar with Groton forest Vermont, then you most likely have climbed Owl`s head with it`s views of Lake Groton and Kettle pond, named after 18th adventurer Aaron Hosmer, who dropped his kettle in the pond while crossing on a log. Wanting to write an Autumn poem of unity I imagined us in the world and the world in us, meaning we have more in common than our differences that divide us, with the analogy of a kettle in the pond and some pond in the kettle. Autumn deepens towards winter, through the eye of a crow, the head of an owl with a pond just below. With a kettle in the pond and some pond in the kettle, and lairs in the owl where the black bear soon settles. The ridge over Groton, once amber and gold, lie the bones of last summer, in November`s dark hold. It`s the season of thanks and a reason for giving. No matter your views no matter your living. No matter your age no matter your call. Be kind to each other, for there`s a battle within all.