Against Winter
by Charles Simic
The truth is dark under your eyelids.
What are you going to do about it?
The birds are silent; there’s no one to ask.
All day long you’ll squint at the gray sky.
When the wind blows you’ll shiver like straw.
A meek little lamb you grew your wool
Till they came after you with huge shears.
Flies hovered over open mouth,
Then they, too, flew off like the leaves,
The bare branches reached after them in vain.
Winter coming. Like the last heroic soldier
Of a defeated army, you’ll stay at your post,
Head bared to the first snow flake.
Till a neighbor comes to yell at you,
You’re crazier than the weather, Charlie.
Oh, that photo is gorgeous!! 🙂
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Thanks Trini. 🙂
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🙂
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wonderful images paired with the words you chose 🙂
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Thanks. If you like it then color me happy. 🙂
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OK …wait just a second, let me find my crayon~ Happy is one of my favorite colors 😉
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LOL, it tickled. 🙂 Thanks. 🙂
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Love the image!
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Charlie?… I think I got the hidden message!~
Nice one my friend… Best wishes, Aquileana ⭐
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Thanks. The Argentine Goddess hidden message was in the star under the Shadowed people.
Best wishes Aquileana. 🙂
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