Waiting on Jack Frost
Late Autumn, sleepy sun
Shadows looming, the chill begun
Darkness prevails during this end of year time
But this weather doesn’t make any reason or rhyme
l suppose it will soon be turning raw
The last of the pumpkins, nibbled and gnawed
But for now it’s been extra mild
I must admit it’s driving me wild
The trees are all gray and bare
The woodchucks are retired to their lairs
The garden plots are dry and brown
They too are ready to be bedded down
But the grass, although halted, is still green
Its the strangest Fall I’ve ever seen
Where are the frozen morning windshields?
The killing frost on the all the fallow hayfields?
I’m anxiously awaiting Mr. Jack’s arrival
I hope he shows before the Sun King’s revival
The songbirds still have a song to sing
They take flight on sun warmed wings
Visiting my feeders and dotting my lawn
They pick at insects that should be long gone
They’re not the only ones outliving their stay
I found a golden dandelion just this very day
It’s perfect bloom low to the ground
And next to it a fluffy seed head could be found
What madness is this I cannot say
But even the trees have red buds on branches dark gray
I can’t help but wonder what are we in for?
Is this merely a calm that comes before a storm?
Will the winter bring more than we can stand?
Leaving us cursing a cold and icy land?
Maybe we will be full of despair
Cursing a life that is less than fair
Whatever is coming I haven’t a care
This year has taught me I can’t always prepare
Maybe we will all be pleasantly surprised
When the seasonal shift does finally arrive
Let us all hope for the very best
As we stand together during this current time’s test.