pink skies
at sunset
a cold blue sky
hardly any wind about
a stillness
its no lie
a grey swept cloudscape
enthused by night
hangs in the East
street lights are now engaged
everywhere feels calm
a biting chill has blown today
our bare limbs to disarm
the spirit after the sunshine
we had the previous week
to find snowflakes falling the other day
i realise how weak
we all are Winter worriers
the energy costing more
we are wearing outer clothes inside
and what is more
going to bed much earlier
before the sky is dark
leaving the radiators off
its how we leave a mark.
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.