On the morrow

photo: michaelmas daisy

Sunshine moment in michaelmas days,

the smile of warmth in Autumn’s glaze,

and Winter’s calling card displayed.

Gold and crimson wait in the wings

for the regal displays the season brings

with frosty glister and colder things.

Then days diminish and night ascends

with trembling hands and cooler friends

to proclaim a death that he pretends.

But it’s merely sleep that operates

as when small bodies hibernate

the warmth of love will liberate

on the morrow

on the morrow

on the morrow.