Time Change 

Every year

the clocks fall back

and it is time

for change

comfortable sweaters

mismatched gloves

cozy slippers

woolly socks

warm winter boots

the geese fly south

storms roll in

squirrels fill their larders

and sun disappears

for days on end

books are stacked

candles lit

wood chopped

foreseeing dark nights to come

and the dog curls up

by the fire

preparing to sleep

until spring

by Carys Owen