Neighborly

wind blows through

the leafless branches,

cold lays on the ground

with the brown grass,

birds sing duets as their

young learns to fly,

winter comes late and

remains longer than

it was supposed to,

dead leaves blow around

the yards of the poor

and throughout the

community that supports

them all year long with

easy access to whatever

is new and old and

not being worn anymore.

9Mar17