A Year Gone By
Autumn’s golden twilight embraces earth’s curves
Like a lover eagerly welcomes their other-half home after
Tireless, never-ending days of Summer.
Lanky shadows spread rumors of frigid days to come;
They stretch and extend their limbs
Like a black cat arching his back after a lackadaisical, afternoon snooze.
He saunters over snow-covered lawns and slinks beneath fences.
Like a pesky and steadfast shadow remains frozen by your side,
He stalks the Cardinal; her fallen feathers as red as blood.
Snowmen stand guard in front yards until the sun and sky reunite,
Their wintry quintessence melt and dissolve and awaken the earth
Like probing pecks of the early bird who always gets her worm.
The robin devours her writhing and wriggling breakfast
Like a tumultuous wildfire savagely ravages a birch tree forest;
She discards carcasses of dead and fallen wigglers.
Groggy spring peepers croak softly along with cricket’s chirps and trills;
They hush their heavenly harmonies before slowly growing louder,
Like a chorus approaching the crescendo.
Flashes of lightning illuminate the sky and thunder claps in the distance
Like fireworks pop, crackle, and explode on the 4th of July after
Engorging on barbecued meats and engaging in drunken debauchery.
Final campfire embers swell and glow with each sultry breath;
They flirt with the possibility of fire
Like the sunset seducing the sky before running away with the horizon.
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