Autumnal Dread

The arrival of fall is an ominous sign,

It’s more than a year, a week or a day…

Another new chapter in time for me,

The leaves fall, the sun fades away.

Hopefully, winter will be kind

Granting me a bit longer stay

To tear off more calendar pages,

Walking further into the grey.

A Fragile Peace

You could hear the trouble brewing,

Faint whispers in the wind…

None of us predicted however,

The chaos poised, and ready to begin.

It might have been a rumor,

Or an egg arrogantly tossed…

Emotions, like bombs, exploded

All tranquility was lost.

Their numbers swelled on both sides,

New soldiers flew in with each breeze…

An epic battle had begun;

The crows at war in the Locust trees.