Clouds of Change
By Larry R Linville

Only weeks ago it was so hot
with winds like that of an oven
wrapped in a deep sense of evil
coming from a witch’s coven.

No clouds in the sky to block the sun
seemed like an everyday norm
unless turning to a deep dark black
foretelling the coming of a storm.

Today some light grey wispy clouds
move quickly from north to south
with an occasional patch of blue
like someone breathing through their mouth.

Chilly winds blow the changing leaves
like multi-colored parachutes
so lovingly to the yellow grass
as if they were all in cahoots.

It’s like they give an intermission
between the summer that is going
from the approaching winter days
with its cold season and the snowing.

As robins are harbingers of spring
telling us that change is on the way
these windy clouds come to prepare
our hearts for a much cooler day.

The ducks and geese get the message
and amplify it with their flight
as their v-shaped caravans
are silhouettes in the moonlight.

Today give thanks for what sun there is
popping from clouds once in a while
and zip up your jacket a little
and let your face wear an autumn smile.