Never Really Knowing

Depending on the place you live,
The weather’s warm or cold.
Perhaps that’s why you moved there;
It’s the picture you’ve been sold.

But Mother Nature’s in control
And likes to mess around,
So conditions you’d expected
Might not be what you have found.

In the south they’re wearing sweaters
And the west is fighting fires,
Maybe changing someone’s mind of
Where to go when one retires.

Meanwhile, I adjust my wardrobe,
Wearing layers I can shed,
Never really knowing what will be
In days that lie ahead.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Borke Avatar
January 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Did you mean “likes to mess around”?
Bauer Avatar
January 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thank you so much for catching that, Hannah! I'm becoming Queen of the Typos, a title I'm not proud to have...
Martin Avatar
January 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Weather will change rapidly and unexpectedly "Whether" we like it or not! Ergo, your last stanza hits the Bullseye. High 5 Ilene1
Wolf Avatar
January 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nothing stays the same over the course of a lifetime... Not just nature either. Where are Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Wards?... Look at Lebanon today, once 'the Switzerland of the Middle East... And who would have ever thought that the Empire State Building would be eclipsed by towers in Abu Dabi? Or that Harvard and Yale would become hotbeds for Hamas lovers? ... And so it goes...
Andresen Avatar
January 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
- You're right, Ilene ...no one knows tomorrow :) - Happy weekend :) - hugs
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