Preparing For Winter

The meadow is a ghostly quiet in late fall
Chirping birds flitting about have gone south
Queen Anne’s Lace and Phloxes are folding
Smaller creatures seek refuge in their burrow
While a cloudy sky offers not a hint of shine
I am preparing for winter, too, thoroughly
Even when I am too chilly, my brain scolding
With hints of streamy breath from my mouth
I, like the critters, prepare for winter’s call. 

written November 4, 2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Krutsinger Avatar
November 9, 2021 at 7:49 AM
We sure are ready for winter - not!
Hankins Avatar
November 9, 2021 at 9:07 AM
Me neither.
Cunningham Avatar
November 4, 2021 at 1:24 PM
I hope it isn't a bad one Milton, love that time after Christmas when there's a stretch in the evenings and you know spring is on the way. Tom
Hankins Avatar
November 4, 2021 at 2:07 PM
I understand, according to Farmers Almanac, that we're to have a repeat of last year...two or three ice storms. I can live without them.
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