Mid-December by Gerald England

Mid-December
by
Gerald England

A full moon shines

over the morning frost;

the lanes are full of late-fallen leaves;

walking across the mulch

is almost as tricky

as treading over ice.

In town the carol-singers are in

crowding the shopping-mall,

while a group of muffled musicians

play by the outside market.

This year but two robins

on the early Christmas cards;

the squirrel still runs along the fence

skirting our newly-erected shed.

This poem first appeared in the UK magazine, The Seventh Quarry.
Used here with the author’s permission.

Gerald England is a British poet who has published 11 collections and was a poetry editor for more than thirty years. Presently he is devoting more time to photography, and also publishes a daily blog. Learn more about Gerald at his website, and read more of his poetry here.

Donna Pflueger:
Gerald,in so few direct words, you set the scene and I was slipping on the leaves with you. So vivid - so true. Wonderful poem.
Posted 12/16/2012 09:35 AM

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