Worrisome days pass
As do troublesome nights
Like fallen autumn leaves
And hungry birds in flight
The ducks will always find
A safe place to nest
While shoppers with masks
Rush on their way to rest
The water flows gently
The dike full of walkers
That stumble along nimbly
Amidst the cheerful talkers
The north wind blows
The ships all lie still
Dusk falls with no warning
As I slowly bike downhill
I see an old man staring
At some park’s gravestones
Appearing somehow pensive
Looking so all alone
I think about the winter
And remember last fall
Another day almost over
Yet I worry not at all
Still glad to be alive
To enjoy another day
To reflect again the seasons
And bike a new pathway
Camille Elaine Thomas
December 17, 2020
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