Suffer oh summer skies <br />In sombre shades of grey <br />A trail of thunder nimbus <br />Crescendos across the day <br /> <br />The symphony of dawns chorus <br />Betrays my expectation <br />The feathered wings of freedom <br />Seek refuge in migration <br /> <br />Sweeping carpets of foliage <br />A fusion of autumnal browns <br />Branches naked and withered <br />Bereft of their summer crowns <br /> <br />The sun kissed skins of vanity <br />Fade beneath thermal attire <br />The chilly hands of summers end <br />Rekindle the old coal fire <br /> <br />The rain of a thousand love songs <br />Pummel the window pane <br />The sun retires to slumber <br />On the eve of winters reign<br /><br />Steve Hancock<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-eve-of-winters-reign/
