Safe Refuge

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.
― Walt Whitman

Days are darker
Leaves brighter,

Red, green and gold;

Mornings white
Cold dark nights,

Critters safe in their homes.

And you and I weary
From toil,

Raking and gathering leaves;

Stay without care
In our own little lair,

And watch while the world sleeps.

© 2024, John J Geddes. All rights reserved

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