CLOSED FOR THE WINTER

CLOSED FOR THE WINTER

“Closed for the winter “

Windows salt sea stained,

Doors all closed and shuttered

Puddles where it has rained.

Paper blowing down the street

Sand blowing from the beach,

Sea birds soaring and dipping

A sad and mournful screech.

Grey skies and murky waters

Wind blowing from the sea

“Closed for the winter”

Brings contemplation to me.

Several brave souls walking

On a jetty sprayed with foam

Happy to be walking

Yet happy to go home.

A Restaurant all cosy

With warmth inside its door

Lunch available and ready

All this and so much more.

No outside tables and umbrellas

No shade from a blistering sun,

Just a bleak and forlorn picture

With winter nearly done.

The winter will not last

And signs will be taken down

Windows washed and shining

A summer sun beating down.

Children will play and splash

In the water on lengthening days ~

“Closed for the winter” will be just a memory

Which will fade in the summer heat haze.

©  Linda J. Vaughan