A Winter Coat Poem by Dave Dunn

A Winter Coat

All the tall trees wept
Their leaves upon the ground
Seeming quite unwilling and upset
While undressing themselves to the sound
Of those fast approaching chills
But at last they are stripped
See them shiver and shake
That's the only sign of distress
That we'll ever see them make
Yes they creak and they groan
To harmonise with the moan
Of the wind as it squeezes past
But now it's winter again
And snow is upon them at last
So they're dressed all in white, not in shame

(c) Rhumour
October 1974