Brace your self for a bumpy ride.
October suns glide and slide
across the brow, beneath the feet
of creatures running to complete
the fattening tasks needed to compete
with coming cold as sun retreats.
Winds blow swift above, and heavy below
laden with ice and crystal snow
that melts as it falls through warm air below.
Ice-cold wind, ice-cold rain
on too-short days when sun cannot remain
long enough to lift corners of lips into smiles
of true delight as we prepare for winter nights.
Grab a hot toddy, hot chocolate too.
Get out the boots and sleds that once flew
down hills slick with sleet in childhood delight.
Be prepared to cheer and hoot sun’s appearance
as dark skies and cold are put on clearance.
Like a good salesman I beg you to buy
the wondrous beauty of an October sky.
annarino writes 