An Inside Day

a mixed bag of cold greets us

this morning as the valley

opens its arms to the end of

fall and begins to transition

itself into december and the

end of a not too exciting year;

a mild frost lays on the ground

with all the dead leaves as it

waits for the sun to grow strong,

leaving a wetness in the air and

the body feels colder than it is;

the day's attitude keeps us all

inside our homes in flannel

clothes huddled around fires and

the churping of the wood as it

burns inside the place it belongs;

soups of all sorts:  potato, beef,

chicken, and vege cook on the 

stove to be frozen when complete,

for consumption later, serving a

bowl or two of each to be eaten

with grilled cheese sandwiches;

stir crazy cats venture through

portals in windows to embrace

the cold as their curious natures

warms them inside...  their esxploring

is brief as it would appear they

prefer the security just left...  a 

mixed bag of cold greets us this

morning when the valley awakend.

27 November 2021