We ponder as we wake
Look out the window
See gray skies
Hear the wind blow
There are no ducks
Swimming on the lake
Seems they have packed it in
For the journey, they must take
They follow the successful ritual
No need to play the fake
As for us, we are going nowhere
We think it is too lovely here
So we will wait for Santa
And all of his reindeer
On Dasher, on Dancer,
One Prancer and Cupid
Enough of that
Don’t want to sound stupid
We have prepared
The best we could do
Not back to indoors
A few projects to do
We will have a good time
Waiting for spring, but
First the struggle through winter
That has a familiar ring
The summer was good
Temperatures just right
Not hot under the collar
No urges to fight
So here we are with
Daylight savings time
I don’t like it
Others think it is fine
Are the animals confused?
They don’t seem to mind
Now we will wait for spring
Hear the familiar voices ring
Listen for the music of the waves
And for the birds who sing
Stanski
November 12, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 