The sky is powdery grey
And a cold wind is blowing
All the warmth has gone away
But it isn’t yet snowing
The gorgeous blaze of Autumn
Has faded into the past
And nothing more than a trace
Of green will linger or last
If only sunnier days
Didn’t seem so far away
..And my old dog was still here
On this bleak November day
Kathy Figueroa