November 2022
Henry Wolstat
hwmd@comcast.net
Bio Note: I am a retired psychiatrist in my late 80’s living in Brookline, MA. I am passionate about poetry, music and running. My poetry book, Driftwood was recently published by Kelsay Press. In addition, my poems have been published in Scissortail Quarterly and Sweetycat Press, as well as online sites.

October

October is football
October is colorful foliage
October is Halloween
October is a prelude
to a cold, snowy winter,
at least, in the northeast.

I once decided to 
not face another dreary
winter, took anther job,
and moved back
to California just  in
time for a staff retreat 
in a national park,
only to be greeted by
a huge October snowstorm.

Now, back in the northeast
I look forward to October 
and head south for winter.
©2022 Henry Wolstat
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