Tuesday, November 21, 2017

COLD WINDS


Cold winds sweep away fallen leaves and pine needles;
Make trees shiver and shake off loose foliage;
Enfeeble the last of the flower stalks.

Cold, gusty, air webs drop flies to the ground,
Send lady bugs scrambling for the south side,
Kill wasp colonies, and starve their queens.

Cold winds search and destroy;
Find and erase any trace of summer’s blush;                                               
Wield harsh sentences and slip away.

Cold winds plant headlines in the fields;
Grow minus signs, sharp thorns, and tears;
Harvest seeds of bad humor and knitted brows.

Cold winds make heads burrow in scarves and collars;
Hide hands and faces from winter suns and moons.

Cold winds skim the water and freeze into ashen waves.

© cmheuer, 2017  

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