Calendar Slipping Towards Autumn - Contest
Where has it gone
Those lazy days of sunshine
Making the flowers excel in their presence
What has happened, where did it go.
It's alright, just a seasonal change
The calendar is slipping towards Autumn
Soon we will have those shivering, wet days
Some sunlight, to begin with then
with the shortening days, the sun loses its way.
Before the hoar frost raises its white head,
the frozen dew, can kill a plant at once.
We will bring in the abundant harvest of corn,
the allotment holders will, pick their runner beans.
To take into their kitchen and cook in hot water
Drain, dash slithers of butter, twist or two of black pepper
Heaven on a plate.
Morning awakens, I look out of the window
Amazed to see a dusting of light snow
I rush to the garden, with icy fingers
I brush the white cold snow from the delicate plants
Covering them with special wrap to keep them warm. "
This is definitely a message advising us
To keep warm, take care
Remember the old folk who live alone
One day you might be the one living there.
Dated 14 September 2015.
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