A COMING OF WINTER

The year-pulse quickens;

Autumn leaves scatter

And whirl down the street

In a never-ceasing agitation.

Later, the days darken to a

Ghost-world of ghost-figures,

And flakes of snow descend,

Mysterious visitors

Floating through the æther.

(Michael Newman)

18 Courtiers Drive

Bishops Cleeve

Cheltenham

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