“Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope;

Winter alone reminds us of the human condition.”

Mignon McLaughlin

The Holidays are over

Cabin Fever has set in

Winter suddenly is dreary

Another cold grey day begins

The six of us head out very early

Praying for at least a little sunshine

Not a sound in the dark grey forest

Of bird and beast not even a small sign

Even the many forest dwellers

Seem to be glum and silent today

As we traipse down the wooded path

Hoping to at least spot a boisterous jay

We eventually reach the frozen lake

A very eerie and surreal grey scene

Not one single creature is stirring

The deadly silence seems obscene

And it seems like only yesterday

That this lake was teeming with life

We now sadly trudge back towards home

The dogs myself and my now pale grey wife

The grey snow and ice crunch underfoot

Even our grey breath seems frozen in time

On grim icy grey winter mornings like this one

Old Man Winter should be arrested for his crime

My very winter weary wife soon heads back up to bed

My dogs and I now lament this latest grey grim cold snap

And soon I am alone again peering out through frosted glass

While every other house resident drifts off to a grey winter's nap

The Holidays are over

Cabin Fever has set in

Winter has become dreary

Another cold grey day begins

=2007, Mr. Ed