Lorna

Too Soon October

Early for that faint October shiver

That creeps in like mist

With a haunting twist of mind

And so

A slightly leaden heart

Looking to the rear instead of forward

Not escaping the clamp of past fears

The sweat on the brow

Where are the hands of comfort now

Momentary panic of alone

Then tell myself before I go to sleep

That in the morning shadows will be gone