Red Doors are closing in on
parched leaves, studding the sidewalks.
We have crossed out yet another season
on our kitty calendar and dressed the meager
backyard in ghoulish rags.
The procession of witches and ghouls
too shall pass and not much else will happen.
Some birds will be washed down with wine and
“thank you’s” and then forgotten.
Gifts shall be found and unwrapped under plastic trees
while a tired old man escapes a make-belief chimney!
We shall cast aside our hopes
and wait with abated breath for next year with
butterflies in our eyes. Nothing much ever happens.
UBeCute 
I think you have summarized the end of the year pretty well! 😀
Thank you my friend! 🙂
Nice one….
Thank you 🙂
I like how you’re exploring poetry (I too, enjoyed considering a wide range of poetry during the ten days of Writing 201).
I wish the course encouraged more critiquing. It’s an art in itself. Maybe a future course will teach it! Meanwhile, it’s something we all do with our own work as we read and revise). I like the idea of having a critiquing “club” for poets, but unfortunately, I know I wouldn’t keep up with it!
Oh well . . . WordPress gives writers space to post explorations of thought, word and image (and responses/comments).
In your poem “Year’s End” I especially like how visual your opening lines are . . . and later, I particularly like two phrases “abated breath” and “with
butterflies in our eyes” which could be a very satisfying ending to the poem!
I’ve enjoyed your writing and wish you well!
Marso – Thank you for your kind feedback. Yes the Writing 201 was really far more than I had hoped for. And I would love to start a critiquing club with a select member of poets while keeping gates open for open minded new poets to join (open minded because it is not easy to accept constructive criticism on one’s poem). Yes, consistency is hard but it is worthwhile. As I get older I realize there are less and less things I truly care for and the one’s I do, I am passionate about! Thanks for stopping by. Regards!
So cynical. I love the visuals. There are just too many to mention, but “…some birds will be washed down with wine…” is one. Love your writing!
Sorry I was in a cynical mood that day! But glad you liked it and took no offence. thanks for stopping by.
It sounds as though you’ve had a similar day to one of mine recently…. but it was a very expressive description…. Diane
LOL! Thank you.