It's becoming the norm
Another perilous storm
Across the the American coast
But the Bahamas were hit the most

Bashing down of towns
By weather and war
Not the least of all
In the Middle East

Are all these wars
And all these storms
Due to the dabbling of mankind
This is maybe what we find

If it isn't the weather, it's war

Today the sun is shining bright
Providing blue sky and light
The grass outside has a lovely dew
Hope it lasts the whole day through

The sun is lower in the sky
Autumn now is nigh
Brightening the country lanes
And reaching through the windowpanes

Blooming are the flowers
Kept alive by sun and showers
Water rippling through the stream
Faster than it seems

The autumn air is cool
Weather forecasts unable to fool
The people know global warming
Has given everyone a warning

The nights are getting darker
The moon the main marker
Shining bright at night
Providing distant light

We have had a lot of sunshine
Winter  creeping in with time
Hoping for winter without flood
The leaves are turning brown in the wood

We are caring and sharing
In our family when we can
You see thinking about each other
Stems from our dear mother

I often think of her fondly
The love she delivered to me
Was strong and nice to see
Her first name was Dorothy

A good friend and companion
I hold Dorothy's memory dearly

Though weekdays are quite busy here
Quiet weekends are what I fear
I'm always putting on my shoes
And going out for rendevous

Windermere is a busy place
Lots of visitors set the pace
The splendid scenery is free
So very much to see

Kendal Town boasting progression
With the yearly 'Torchlight Procession'
Places to see, places to play
A wonderful way to pass your day

For all the tourist towns the race is on
This weekend Kendal has won

No one has looked at a tree
Quite like thee
The leaves are beginning to turn brown
However, do not frown

The brown leaves often turn to gold
A change in color as they grow old
Waiting for winter when they fall
Not one not two, but all

The tree stretches it's wide arms
Towards the sky like palms
How can we compare
The winter woodland tree so bare

     K  Sept 2016

We now see summer going
Winter seeds are sowing
Nights are getting darker
Sky being the marker

Dark dusky clouds appear
Cold winds and rain, I fear
Leaves are starting to turn brown
The end of August makes us frown

As the summer is seeming shorter
The winter is getting longer
Winter and summer merge into one
However there's still some fun

We're used to weather turning
Cloud and rain never burning
Abroad the weather may be too hot
Here some sun shines, but not a lot

K