A Sudden Chill

Wreathes of mist, puddles in street
Roadworks over – all is neat
But blanket greyness; where's the sun?
Angry raindrops on the run...

Winter jacket, thick warm socks
Scarf time since the change of clocks
November beckons, watch for ghouls
Attempts at Halloween in schools...

Grinning pumpkins filled with light
A broken broomstick – witching night
In life and politics – a chill
The thought of log fires now a thrill...

With the Ardennes forest sprinkled white
The tail end of the year's in sight
So we turn the heating up full blast
As frightened Autumn scampers past ...

(c) Poet in the woods 2018